Full text of "Annual report of the town of Chelmsford"

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TOWN OF CHELMSFORD
Massachusetts

Annual Report

July 4-th Parade, Center Common
"Chairs" Courtesy of Stephen A. Mayotte

samayotte.com

Fiscal Year ZOO&

:ommunity Profile & Map

»UICK FACTS

Incorporated

Type of government

Land Area
Public Road Miles

May 1 655 Population 2007 town census
Registered Voters 2008

Board of selectman Median family income (HUD)2007

Town manager Tax rate fy 2008

Representative Town Meeting Median Home Value FY 2008

Middlesex Median Tax Bill FY 2008

22.54 Square Miles Operating Budget FY 2008

1 86.99 Website

33.833

22,745

$84,800

$ 1 3.50 (single rate)

$378,100

$5,105

$97,448,038
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Table of Contents

TOWN ADMINISTRATION PP.2 - 37

Board of Selectmen 2 - 3

Appointed Officials 3

Town Manager's Office 4 - 5

Elected Town Officials 6 - 7

Town Meeting Representatives 7-9

Finance Department 10-13

Town Employee Payroll 13-1 6

School Employee Payroll 1 6 -26

Town Clerk & Registrars 27

Town Meeting Actions. Fall 2007 28-30

Town Meeting Actions. Spring 2008 3 1 -36

Town Meeting Actions, Spec. 6/ 1 2/08. ...36 -37
Town Meeting Actions, Spec. 6/26/08 37

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PP.38 -41

Planning Board 39

Conservation Commission 40

Community Preservation Committee 41

Board of Appeals 41

PUBLIC EDUCATION PP.42 -44

Chelmsford Public Schools 42 -43

Nashoba Valley Technical High School 44

PUBLIC SAFETY PP.45 -51

Police Department 45-47

Fire Department 48-50

Emergency Management 50

Building Department 5 1

PUBLIC WORKS PP. 52-58

Engineering 52

Highway Division 53

Sewer division 53

Public Buildings 53

Parks Division 54

Public Facilities department 54

Recycling a Solid Waste 55 -57

Sewer Commission 58

Cemetery Commission 58

HUMAN SERVICES PP. 59-65

Council on Aging/Senior Center 59 -60

Library 60-61

Veterans' Services 62

Chelmsford Housing Authority 63

health department 64 -65

Chelmsford Public Library
\ 25 Boston Road
CMmsford, MA 01824

BOARDS & COMMITTEES PP. 66 -74

Arts a Technology Education Fund 66

Bicycle and Pedestrian Adv. Committee 67

Bruce Freeman Rail Trail 67

Cultural Council 68-69

Historical Commission 70

Historic District Commission 70

Finance Committee 7 1

Personnel Board 71

Committee Descriptions 72 -74

TOWN DIRECTORY INSIDE COVER

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A typical sight each July 4th in Chelmsford. Chairs placed
around the common and along the parade route in the hopes of
saving a prime vantage point sometimes days before the event.
Stephen Mayotte captures the essence of anticipation felt
throughout the Town on this much celebrated holiday.

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Selectmen Every other Monday

Town Offices - 7:00 PM

School Committee Every other Tuesday

Parker School - 7:30 PM

planning Board 2nd a 4th Wednesday

Town Offices - 7:00 PM

Board of Appeals 2nd a 4th Thursday

Town Offices - 7:00 PM

Conservation Comm 1 st a 3rd Tuesday

Town Offices - 7:30 PM

Board of Health 1 st Monday

Town Offices - 7:00 PM

Housing Authority 1st Tuesday

1 Wilson Street - 7:00 PM

Schedules are subject to change. To confirm all meetings,

please call the Town Clerk's Office at 978-250-5205 or visit

the Town 's Official Website at www, townofchelmsford. us.

FY 2008 Annual Report

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Board of Selectmen

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Philip M. Eliopoulos
Chairman

To the Residents of Chelmsford:

Let me start off by saying hello to my fellow Chelms-
ford Residents. My sincere hope is that this finds you well. It
is my great privilege as Chairman of the Board of Selectmen to
offer you my report for 2008. This past year brought many
challenges to our town amid some positive developments.

On the positive side, The Town continued to make
improvements to its infrastructure. Foremost we have seen
construction begin on the long awaited bike path. The bike
path offers an exciting recreational opportunity for our commu-
nity and is being constructed by the state at no cost to our town.
The path will be completed in the early part of 2009 and should
be available for our enjoyment this summer. The town also
initiated several improvements to pedestrian safely in Chelms-
ford center which will make it easier and safer for our residents
to enjoy the growing businesses community. The town will
also be completing the town wide sewer project which will
have 100% of our community connected to town sewer within
the next two years. This fulfills our long standing commitment
to sewer our entire town. Through community preservation
funds, which in part consisted of state grant monies, the Town
acquired 22.5 acres of land known along Acton Road and
Robin Hill Road. This acquisition is hopefully one of many
steps in preserving our limited open space in Chelmsford while
also protecting these larger parcels from being used by devel-
opers who could target them for larger 40B developments.

One of the most significant efforts of our town in re-
cent years was the S3 1 million project to renovation and ex-
pand portions of Chelmsford High School, McCarthy Middle
School, and Parker Middle School. In 2004, Town Meeting
and the residents approved the project in the midst of tremen-
dous uncertainty as to the amount of reimbursement, if any,
that Chelmsford would receive from the State for these school
building projects. This past year closed out the completion of
our school renovation project with the dedication of the new
Auditorium at the High School. The project also consisted of
new science classrooms and labs at the High School, substan-
tial improvements made to the McCarthy and Parker Middle
Schools libraries as well as additional classroom space, and
other capital improvements. The town has worked diligently
with the state to receive reimbursement for this project. The
necessary documentation was compiled for reimbursement
from the School Building Authority (SBA) for the high school
portion of the S3 1 million school renovation project. Through

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Chelmsford Board of Selectmen (April 2008 election) Front Row from Left to
Right: - Vice Chairman, Clare L. Jeannotte; Chairman, Philip M. Eliopoulos;
; Clerk, Patricia Wojtas; Back Row from Left to Right - Eric R. Dahlberg and
William F. Dalton.

that effort, the Massachusetts School Building Authority
(MSBA) awarded the Town of Chelmsford a construction grant
in the amount of $8,739,542 for the Chelmsford High School
addition/renovation project. The Town qualified for a 56.31%
reimbursement rate on this project. The grant monies will be
used to pay the debt service for the project, this alleviating a
portion of this burden from our taxpayer. The town has begun
compiling the necessary documentation for the two middle
school portions of the project and expects to receive partial
reimbursement from the state on these projects in the next two
years.

Through these positive developments for our commu-
nity, 2008 was not without its challenges. During our fall
budgeting season, we continued to work diligently with the
Finance Committee and School Committee to address our fis-
cal challenges. Once again it became apparent that limited
revenue increases tied to escalating health insurance/benefit
costs and energy costs would once again create an operating
deficit for FY09. Given the significant cuts in services that
would be necessary to balance the budget, the Board of Select-
men decided to provide the voters with an opportunity to de-
cide whether to raise an additional $2.8 million in property
taxes to avoid cuts in education, public safety, and other Town
services. Despite support from all members of the Board of
Selectmen, School Committee, and Finance Committee, the
override attempt failed by a margin of over 10% at the Annual
April Town Election. Following the vote, our Boards, munici-
pal and school administrations, and department heads worked
collectively to achieve a FY09 balanced budget. This however

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could not be done without a significant cut in local service,
most notably with the closing of one of our elementary
schools as well as our fire station in South Chelmsford, as
well as personnel cuts in the Police Department, Department
of Public Works, the Town Manager's Office, and other
town departments.

We will continue to rely on the cooperative efforts
of all town officials and citizens to meet the challenges of
increased fiscal pressures going forward. To that end, we
must continue to work with our unions to achieve savings so
as to continue to provide the services our town needs espe-
cially in the areas of public safely and public education.
Going forward, I call upon the unions to work with the town
to adopt the state's insurance program which will save our
town approximately $1,400,000.00 annually. This savings
will be needed to meet the fiscal challenges of the upcoming
budget years and will go towards saving the jobs of many of
our town employees.

This past year, Selectmen Sam Chase finished his
first term on the board. We are grateful for Sam's commit-
ment to our Board as well as the leadership he demonstrated
on other boards and committees he has served on in the past.
On behalf of the Board of Selectmen, I want to thank Sam
for his continued service to the town as the Chairman of our
Board of Assessors. We also welcome our newest Select-
man, Eric Dahlberg, to the Board. Eric's strong desire to
contribute as a new member together with his experience in
the insurance related issues will be of particular benefit for
our town during these ongoing challenges.

I look forward to working with the Board of Select-
men, our Town Manager, our School Superintendent, the
School and Finance Committees, and all citizens of our com-
munity in the coming year to ensure that Chelmsford contin-
ues to be one of the finest towns in the Commonwealth. I
want to express my sincere thank you to all town employees
who serve the public every day with professionalism and
dedication. I want to thank the many residents who offer
their expertise to our community by serving on various
boards and committees. And finally, I want to thank the vot-
ers of this town for giving me the opportunity to serve you
these last twelve years. It has been and will continue to be
one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.

Sincerely,

Philip M. Eliopoulos, Chairman
Chelmsford Board of Selectmen

TOWN MANAGER
Paul E. Cohen
978-250-5201

TOWN CLERK

Elizabeth L. Delaney

978-250-5205

FINANCE DIRECTOR

TREASURER/TAX COLLECTOR

John B. Sousa Jr.

978-250-52 1

TOWN ACCOUNTANT

DARLENE R. LUSSIER

978-250-5215

BOARD OF ASSESSORS

John J. Duffett

Kevin S. Sullivan

Samuel P. Chase

978-250-5220

BUILDING INSPECTOR

Anthony F. Zagzoug

978-250-5225

PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/

TOWN ENGINEER

James E. Pearson

978-250-5228

POLICE CHIEF

James F. Murphy

978-250-5255

FIRE CHIEF
John E. Parow
978-250-5267

FINANCE COMMITTEE

Donald Van Dyne, Chairman

Mary E. Frantz

William D. Fulton

Dwight M. Hayward

Jon H. Kurland

Vincent Villano

David Turocy

FY 2008 Annual Report

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Town Administration

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Paul E Cohen
Town Manager

The history of the Town of Chelmsford's may charac-
terize Fiscal Year 2008 as the year of the failed override at-
tempt. The rising costs of government operations, particularly
labor costs, retirement assessment, non-excluded debt service,
and energy costs, prevented the construction of a level-services
Town budget within the property tax constraints of Proposition
2 Vi. The Board of Selectmen provided the voters with an op-
portunity to decide whether to raise an additional S2.8 million
in property taxes to avoid cuts in education, public safety, and
other Town services. Despite support from the members of the
Board of Selectmen, School Committee, and Finance Commit-
tee, the override attempt failed by a margin of over 1 0% at the
April Annual Town Election.

During the past fiscal year. Town officials examined
ways to raise additional revenue and to more efficiently pro-
vide services. A considerable amount of time was expended on
analyzing whether the Fire Department should provide ambu-
lance services. After receiving a favorable proposal from the
Town Manager and holding a public hearing prior to the 2007
Fall Annual Town Meeting, the Board of Selectmen created an
ad-hoc ambulance study committee. After a few months of
study, the committee voted not to support the Fire Department-

based financial model. Heeding this recommendation, an RFP
was issued for the provision of ambulance services from pri-
vate vendors. After a review of the three proposals, the Town
has entered into a three-year contract with Trinity EMS. The
Town will receive S60,000/year during each year of the con-
tract as compensation for the dispatch operations provided by
the Town to support ambulance operations.

Other successful efforts to operate more efficiently
included the consolidation of the Recreation Department into
the Community Education Department. The combined opera-
tions are now operating out of the Westlands School building.
General Government and School Department information tech-
nology operations are being consolidated at the School Ad-
ministration Building located on North Road. The Town also
issued an Invitation for Bids for towing services. The Town
now receives approximately S40,000/year in revenues from this
contract.

The Town has made progress in improving its infra-
structure. Town Meeting appropriated S16 million to fund the
final phases of the town-wide sewer project. This work should
be completed during the summer of 2010. The Town acquired
22.5 acres of land known as the Lewis property, which is lo-
cated off of Robin Hill Road and Acton Road. This $1.48 mil-
lion purchase is the Town's first open space land acquisition
via the Community Preservation Fund. Finally, construction
has progressed on the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, with a sched-
uled completion date of summer 2009.

During this past year, the Town welcomed Evan
Belansky as the new Community Development Director and
John Sousa as the new Finance Director/Treasurer-Collector.
Evan led many successful efforts to promote the Town's eco-
nomic development. One of the year's successes was the Town
Meeting passage of a Tax Increment Financing agreement to
bring Arbor Networks into the community. John Sousa moved
over from the School Department in January. He contributed
to the completion of the Town's FY09 budget and the bond
sale to finance the sewer and school construction projects.

The challenges during Fiscal Year 2008 were consid-
erable. Three of the five members of the Board of Selectmen
have changed during the past two elections. A new Town
Manager, Finance Director/Treasurer-Collector, Town Ac-
countant, and Community Development Director have been
hired within a period of less than two years. The Town's cash
reserves had dropped to less than 1.5% of the Town's budget,
resulting in a downgrade in the Town's bond rating. The fal-
tering national economy produced a decline in residential home
construction and in home values.

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Faced with these challenges, a budget plan was pre-
sented to Town Meeting that did not rely on one-time revenues
or otherwise avoid the fiscal realities. Capital investment has
remained level-funded; the School Department has consoli-
dated the students from the Westlands Schools into the Town's
four other elementary schools, restructured its lunch program,
imposed a transportation fee, and raised fees for extracurricular
activities; the South Chelmsford Fire Station has closed as a
result of the elimination of four firefighter positions; and other
personnel cuts have been made at the Police Department, De-
partment of Public Works, the Town Manager's Office, and
other town departments. The challenges for the upcoming fis-
cal year are expected to be even greater. However, we will
continue our efforts to persevere and prosper.

I would like to express my appreciation for the assis-
tance that has been provided to me during the past fiscal year
by the dedicated staff in the Town Manager's Office, the
Town's talented department heads and devoted employees, the
Board of Selectmen, Finance Committee, School Committee,
and other Town officials. In the spirit of the Town's motto, we
have worked together to guard what our forefathers have won
as we strived to best serve our residents, businesses, and other
community stakeholders. Our challenges have been great, our
effort noble, and our future is bright.

Paul E. Cohen
Town Manager

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Community

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Human Servicer

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Town Government

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Town Clerk's listing

as of

April 1 , 2008

BOARD OF HEALTH

(3 yr Term - elected)

2009
Ann Marie Roark

Chair
9 Natalie Rd

CONSTABLE

(3 yr Term - elected)

2010
William E. Spence

9 1 Billerica Road

BOARD OF SELECTMEN

(3 yr Term - elected)

2009
Philip M. Eliopoulos

Chairman
1 61 Proctor Rd

2009
William F. Dalton

1 2 Dartmouth Street

2010

Clare L. Jeannotte

Vice Chair
3 Hawthorne Lane

2010
Patricia Wojtas

Clerk
24 Elm Street

201 1
Eric R. Dahlberg

344 Boston Road

2010

Earnest Wu

Vice Chairman

255 North Rd #28

201 1

Peter Dulchinos

Clerk
17 Spaulding Rd

Board of Selectmen (April 2008 election) front row
L-R: Vice Chair, Clare L. Jeannotte, Chairman
Philip M. Eliopoulos; Clerk Patricia Wojtas hack
row L-

Board of Health from L-R: Ernest Wu; Chair, Ann
Marie Roarke and Peter Dulchinos .

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CEMETERY COMMISSION

(3 yr Term - elected)

2009
Jean R. McCaffery

Vice Chair
255 North Rd#215

2010
Gerald L. Hardy

Clerk
1 8 1 Littleton Road

201 1
Peter S. pedulla

Chairman
31 Brentwood Rd

HOUSING AUTHORITY

(5 yr Term - elected)

2010
den1se marcaurelle,

Vice Chair
7 Whippletree Rd

201 1
Georgiana C Mueller

1 1 4 RlVERNECK RD
2012

Gail F. Beaudoin

Chair
8 buckman dr

2013
Mary E. St. Hilaire,

Treasurer
2 1 2 Dalton Rd

Andrea L. White

Governor's Appointment
1 5 LeMay Way

LIBRARY TRUSTEES

(3 yr Term - elected)

2009
Linda K. Hubbard,

7 Ranch Rd

2009
Carol L. Sneden,

secretary
4 Laredo Dr

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Town Government

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2010
David M. Braslau

Vice Chairman
99 High Street

2010
Lisa E. Daigle

Chairperson
21 Amble Rd

201 1
Eric Groves

C32 Scotty Hollow Drive

201 1
Margaret E. Marshall

2 Draycoach Drive

201 1

Charles Wojtas

Treasurer

24 Elm Street

MODERATOR

(3 yr Term - elected)

201 1

Dennis E. McHugh

63 Dalton Rd

PLANNING BOARD

(3 yr Term - elected)
(Alternate 2 yr term)

2009
Pamela L. Armstrong

Chairperson
1 5 Amble Rd

2009
Robert P. Joyce

1 03 Turnpike Rd

2009
Colleen Stansfield

Alternate
5 Field Street

2009
s. george zaharoolis,

Clerk
1 91 Princeton St

2010
Richard M. Johnson

8 Cliff Road

2010

Susan C. Sullivan

1 6 Country Club Drive

201 1

James M Lane Jr.

Clerk

290 Old Westford Road

201 1
Ann B. McGuigan

Vice Chair
5 Anns Way

201 1
KATHERINE H. Duffett,

47 Thomas Dr

201 1
ANGELO J. Taranto

Vice Chairperson
8 Charlemont Ct

School Committee - Back row; Kathy Duffett,
Kevin Porter, Evelyn Thoren , Front Row L-R;
Superintendent Don Yeoman, Christina Walsh,
Angle Taranto

Planning Board - Front row: Colleen Stansfield,
Ann McGuigan, Pamela Armstrong, Susan Carter
Sullivan, Back row: Robert Joyce, James Lane,
George Zaharoolis, Richard Johnson

SCHOOL COMMITTEE

(3 yr Term - elected)

2009

Christina H. Walsh,

Chairman

1 7 Old Farm Way

2010
Kevin E. Porter

Secretary
48 Abbott Lane

2010
Evelyn S. Thoren

1 8 Pinewood Road

SEWER COMMISSION

(3 yr Term - elected)

2009
George F. Abely

Clerk
87 Swain Road

2010
Barry B. Balan

Chairman
7 Skyview Dr

2010
Jeffrey a. Miller

1 Loiselle Ln

201 1
Richard J. Day

6 Merilda Avenue

201 1
John F. Souza,

Vice Chairman
1 23 Stedman Street

FY 2008 Annual Report

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Town Government

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The Legislative Body of the
Town of Chelmsford is a
Representative Town Meeting
consisting of elected represen-
tatives from nine precincts
who are elected for a three-
year term,
a more detailed listing of all
Town Meeting Representatives,
including term expirations and
contact information can be

found on the

Town's Official Website at

wwtownofchelmsford.us

or by contacting the town

Clerk's Office at

978-2505205

The list is current as of the
April 2008 Election.

PRECINCT 1

PRECINCT 2

2009

William F. Dalton

David M. Irvine

Maria G. Karafelis

Jacqueline LeMasurier

Janet E. Murphy

Michael J. Santos

2010

Bruce H. Clark

Phyllis H. Clark

Marta Martin

M. Janice Spence

Jean S. Whiting

David E. Rand

201 1

Thomas M Crowe. Jr.

George L. Merrill

John W. Thompson

Mary Jo Welch

Janis M. Ackerman

Carol Fernsten-Lyman

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PRECINCT 3

PRECINCT 4

2009

Sheila E. Pichette
Linda A. Jones

JENNIFER E PATENAUDE

Dennis P. Sheehan

George A. Ripsom, Sr.

Billy L. Martin

2010

Cathleen H. Latina

Helen A. Manahan

Francis V. Grynkiewicz

Daniel J. Sullivan, III

James H. Comeau

Raymonde R. Legrand

201 1

Brian P. Latina

Andrew J. Green

Brenda E. Plunkett

Kirk D. Marshall
Stephen Maffetone
Elizabeth M. Ripsom

PRECINCT 5

2009

Samuel P. Chase
John G. Coppinger

Ralph B. Hickey

Stephanie J. Levell

Frances T. McDougall

Laura C. McGuigan

2010

Kathryn Brough

Thomas M. DiPasquale

Peggy Dunn

James P. Lynch

Nancy H. Robinson

Kathleen A. Tubridy

201 1

Cynthia J. Kaplan

Karen 1. Kowalski

Elizabeth A. McCarthy

Ann B. McGuigan

Steven D. Mitchell

William E. Spence

2009

Christopher T. Garrahan

James P. Spiller

Judith A. Straeffer

Jeffrey A. Miller

William A. Nolan

Linda L. Leavitt

2010

Robert M. Leavitt

David W. Hadley

Scott Glidden

Jason P. Hanscom

Nancy J. Knight

H. Steve Flynn

201 1

Michael F. McCall

Pamela L. Armstrong

Michael F. Curran

Thomas E. Moran

George R. Dixon, Jr.

Patricia F. Magnell

2009

Eric C. Andrus
Edward J. Suleski, Jr.

Kathryn A. Torres

W. Allen Thomas, Jr.

Judith A. Tavano

Thomas E. Gazda

2010

Philip M. Eliopoulos

David P. DiGiovanni

Carol A. Kelly-Suleski

Charles Wojtas

Beverly A. Barrett

Susan Carter Sullivan

201 1

Angelique M. Eliopoulos

Edwin Paul Eriksen

Cheryl M. Perkins

Matthew J. Hanson

Jon H. Kurland

Evelyn S. Thoren

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PRECINCT 6
2009

Deirdre M. Connolly

Brian S. Doherty

Glenn L. Doherty

Judith A. Olsson

Marianne J. Paresky

Colleen A. Stansfield

2010

Joanne M. Anderson

Janet G. Dubner

JefferyA. Hardy

Nancy W. Kaelin

Susan Kupor McHugh

Pamela H. McKenna

201 1
Michael A. Combs
Deborah L. Dery
Roy W. Earley
Mary E. Frantz
Howard J. Hall
John P. Kivlan

PRECINCT 7
2009

Katherine H. Duffet

Peter Dulchinos

Thomas R. Fall

Dwight M. Hayward

Thomas E. Mills

Maura L Shield

2010

Barbara Belanger

Leonard W. Doolan, III

John S. Goffin

James M. Lane, Jr.

Jodi O'Neil

Kevin E. Porter

201 1

Alexander E. Buck

Stratos G. Dukakis

Linda J. Fall
R. Kenley Freeman

Paul F. Gleason
Clare L. Jeannotte

PRECINCT 8
2009

John E. Abbott

Carol C. Cleven

Alexander W. Gervais

Richard E. Mahoney, Jr.

Samuel Poulten

Mary E. Tiano

2010

Sean R. Connor

Richard J. Day

Karen M. DeDonato

Ralph J. Hulslander, Jr

Christina H. Walsh

S. George Zaharoolis

201 1

Walter A. Cleven

Bruce I. Mandel

Dennis J. Ready

Angelo J. Taranto

Deborah Villano

GailT. Zaharoolis

PRECINCT 9
2009

Doris M. Briggs
Arthur R. Carmen
Danielle B. Evans
Gary A. Mathews
Mary A. Gregoire
John M. Shaw, Jr.

2010

Francis J. Barre

Scott D. Berglund

C.Thomas Christiano

Ednah C. Copenhaver

Laura Mclaughlin

James W. Young

201 1
Anna P. Graves
Susan B. Graves
William Griffin
James L. Hickey
LeighAnn P. Sciacca
Leonard E. Westgate

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Town Administration

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John Sousa Jr.
Finance Director
Treasurer-Collector

Fiscal Year 2008 was a period of transition in the
Treasurer-Collector's Office. Former Finance Director Kerry
Speidel resigned in November 2007 to accept a new position
with the Town of Lunenburg. Carol Lambert retired in June
after completing 19 years of meritorious service to the Town as
Assistant Treasurer. We appreciate Carol's dedication and
wish her a happy and healthy retirement. Congratulations to
Kim Pease on her promotion to the position of Assistant Treas-
urer and to Anna Griffin on her promotion as Departmental
Assistant in the Tax Collector's Office. We also welcomed
two new employees to the Tax Collector's Office: Maria Zu-
luaga. Principal Clerk, and Melanie Manahan, Principal Clerk.

The Town closed FY07 with a general fund balance of
$2. 1M, an increase of $504,000 from the prior year. Although
our reserves continued to decline, the Town continued to main-
tain its overall solid financial position. At the end of FY07, our
unreserved general fund balance declined to SUM and our
stabilization fund decreased by S1.2M to a balance of S1.6M.
Total available reserves of $3.3M, combining the unreserved
general fund balance and the stabilization fund, were approxi-
mately 3.5% of budget at fiscal year-end.

Stabilization reserves equaled 1.8% of budgeted oper-
ating revenues, which was below our fiscal policy minimum
target of 5% of budgeted operating revenues. In light of this,
the Finance team presented a plan to rebuild the stabilization
fund toward 4.3% of budgeted operating revenue by FY2013 or
sooner if fund balances permit. The past use of reserves has
been needed to meet budget pressures caused by sharp in-
creases in fixed costs.

Employee benefit costs continue to be an area of concern going
forward. Health insurance and pension benefit costs accounted
for 15.9% of the Town's total FY08 budget.

Despite a challenging economy, Chelmsford's unem-
ployment rate of 3.7% remained below the rates for both Mas-
sachusetts and the nation. Following two strong years of
growth, assessed valuation (AV) declined 2.2% in FY08 to
S5.25 billion. Per capita market value remained high at
5154,300 per capita. Our tax base remains diverse, with the 10
largest taxpayers accounting for less than 4% of total AV. In-
come levels remained strong with median household effective
buying income equal to 147% of the nation's average.

The Town's overall debt burden is low at $1,330 per
capita after accounting for state reimbursement toward a por-
tion of school debt and sewer debt self-support through better-
ments and user charges. Amortization of existing debt is rapid
with 71% of principal being retired over 10 years. Debt service
expenditures remain manageable with FY08 debt service ac-
counting for 12.3% of total FY08 expenditures.

The Town issued $8. 1M of General Obligation Bonds
in June to permanently finance our FY07, FY08, and FY09
Capital Improvement Plans and take advantage of the low in-
terest rate environment. The Town also renewed S15.138M of
short-term Bond Anticipation Notes (BANS) for our school
construction projects while awaiting reimbursement from the
Massachusetts School Building Authority for the High School
project.

Standard and Poors affirmed the Town's bond rating
of AA- in June 2008 for the sale of our bonds and assigned a
rating of SP-1+ for the sale of our BANS with a Stable Out-
look. Standard and Poors maintained Chelmsford's bond rating
in consideration of the Town's high wealth and income levels,
continued growth of the tax base, relatively strong local econ-
omy, and access to the Boston metropolitan area. Analysts also
cited the fact that the FY09 budget was structurally balanced
through a combination of personnel and service reductions and
did not include any planned drawdown of stabilization reserves
or use of one-time, non-recurring revenue.

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FY 2008 Annual Report

Town Administration

TOWN OF CHELMSFORD, MASSACHUSETTS
COMBINED BALANCE SHEET - ALL FUND TYPES AND ACCOUNT GROUPS

JUNE 30, 2007

NONMAJOR

TOTALS

ASSETS:

GENERAL

SCHOOL

SEWER

STABILIZATION

SEWER

GOVERNMENTAL

CONSTRUCTION

BETTERMENTS

FUNDS

CASH AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

INVESTMENTS

RECEIVABLES, NET OF UNCOLLECTIBLES:

REAL ESTATE & PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES

REAL ESTATE TAX DEFERRALS

TAX LIENS

MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAX

SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS

DEPARTMENTAL

INTERGOVERNMENTAL
TAX FORCLOSURE
DUE FROM OTHER FUNDS

1,007,779

$1,517,634

2,728,970

750,629

195,765

592,507

474,205

5,323

3,023,000

292,671

$19,185

$9,925,637

$1,589,012.00

$14,059,247

,615,001

8,141,742

12,485,713

2,596

753,225
195,765
592,507
474,205

;

3,738,058

3.738.058
5,323

2,169,874

6,469,859
292,671

995,447

TOTAL ASSETS

1,517,634 1,276,985 1,634,15

14,659,142 11,903,224

LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES:

WARRANTS AND ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
TAX REFUNDS PAYABLE
PAYROLL WITHHOLDING
ABANDONED PROPERTY
OTHER LIABILITIES
DEFERRED REVENUE
DUE TO OTHER FUNDS
NOTES PAYABLE

1,261,592

135,000

428,350

132,378

5,350

5,044,942

1,167 249,378

995,447
4,263,939

949,352

2,540,489

135,000

428,350

132,378

5,350

3,738,039

2,162,786

10,945,767
995,447

2,503,000

22,266,939

TOTAL LIABILITIES

FUND BALANCES:

FUND BALANCES RESERVED FOR:

ENCUMBRANCES AND CONTINUING APPROPRATIONS
PERPETUAL PERMANENT FUNDS
UNRESERVED:
UNDESIGNATED REPORTED IN

GENERAL FUND

SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS

CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS

PERMANENT FUNDS

(14,062,533) (4,231,779)

5,139,320

(1,087,604)

1,434,025

379,246
802,345

1,683,991

17,694,609

(19,381,916)

1,434,025

TOTAL FUND BALANCES

2,063,237 (14,062,533) (4,231,779) 1,634,15

6,288,086

2,612,300

TOTAL LIABILITIES & FUND BALANCES

1,517,634 1,276,985 1,634,16

14.659,142

FY 2008 Annual Report

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Town Administration

The Accounting Division is responsible for record
keeping of all financial transactions of the Town; processing of
all bills, warrants, receipts, payrolls and ledgers; and supplies
departments with financial reports and payroll information.
The Accounting Division ensures the Town is in compliance
with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Federal and
State Laws, and Town Meeting authorizations.

In accordance with Section 6-7 of the Town Charter,
the Board of Selectmen annually designates an independent
public accountant or firm of accountants to audit the books and
accounts of the town as allowed by Massachusetts General
Laws.

The annual audit requirement was completed in No-
vember 2007 for the Fiscal Year 2007 by Powers and Sullivan
of Wakefield, Massachusetts.

Presented here from the annual audit is the Balance
Sheet for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2007. For a complete
explanation of the Town's fund structure and how it differs
from the "budgetary basis" presented above, readers may refer
to appendix C of the annual budget document.

In the coming year, the Finance Department will con-
tinue to promote the highest degree of public credibility and
confidence in its operations by fostering fiscal accountability,
efficiency, and integrity in all aspects of operations.

Left to right; Kim McCarthy, Darlene Lussier, Joan Fleury, Kim Gorski

The Board of Assessors welcomed a new Board mem-
ber in 2008. Sam Chase was appointed to the Board of Asses-
sors in July and brings with him a wealth of experience having
served on the Board of Selectmen and the Finance Committee.
Board members Kevin Sullivan and Jack Duffett join the rest of
the Assessing Department in welcoming Sam to the staff and
look forward to working with him.

The Board is responsible for the full and fair market
valuation of the approximate 13,900 real and personal property
parcels within the community as of January l sl of the fiscal year.
It has been the policy of the Assessors to review the valuations
annually in order to maintain accurate and current assessments;
a summary of the analysis is reviewed by the Department of
Revenue and is critical to the certification of the tax rate.

The real estate valuations through CY 2006 showed
signs of a real estate market that had cooled off. Accordingly,
valuations on single family homes decreased 4% to 8% while
condominiums also dropped depending on the complex. The tax
rate for the fiscal year rose from $12.53 in FY2007 to 13.50 for
FY2008.

In addition, the Board is responsible for the administra-
tion and abatement of the approximate 30,000 excise bills that
are issued through several commitments annually by the Regis-
try of Motor Vehicles.

The Board wishes to take this opportunity to thank the
staff of the Assessor's office for all their hard work and dedica-
tion through the year. Recent changes with regard to personal
exemptions have increased the workload. The additional work
has been done timely and accurately while still maintaining the
excellent service the public has come to expect. Particular
thanks go to Nancy Maher, Elaine McBride, Susan McLaughlin
and Kathryn Bianchi, all of whom are invaluable.

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FY 2008 Annual Report

Town Administration

DEPARTMENT / NAME

REGULAR

OT& OTHER

TOTAL

ACCOUNTING

FLEURY

33.765.41

390.26

34.155.67

GORSK1

39,932.63

345.99

40.278.62

LUSSIER

69,060.20

797.98

69,858.18

MCCARTHY

46.280.16

534.83

46.814.99

ADA

HICKEY

1.500.00

1,500.00

ANIMAL CONTROL

MERRILL

36.00874

53.68

36,062.42

Animal Inspector

GRUBER

833.32

AUXILIARY POLICE

CALLAHAN. T

391.04

855.40

1.246.44

CALLAHAN. I

782.08

CARRUC1NI

391.04

CASSELLA

2,419.56

2.419.56

GIVEN

537.68

GOULET

464.36

782.08

1.246.44

(ONES

928.72

KULISICH

195.52

LINSTAD. ROLAND

4.936.88

14,139.08

19.075.96

LINSTAD. RUSSELL

1.466.40

1,466.40

MELANSON

1.295.32

1.246.44

2.541.76

MELLO

1.124.24

2.175.16

3,299.40

PHILBRICK

195.52

RAVANIS

684.32

ROBINSON

9,610.24

9.610.24

ROSCOE

635.44

2.239.98

2.875.42

SIMARD

391.04

ST. PIERRE

391.04

TOUSIGNANT

1.173.12

5.816.72

6,989.84

BOARD OF ASSESSORS

BIANCHI

46.280.16

46,280.16

MAHER

46,309.55

3,315.93

49,625.48

MCBRIDE

41,154.44

1.950.00

43.104.44

MCLAUGHLIN

15.794.24

102.48

15,896.72

REEN

68.703.46

68,703.46

BOARD OF HEALTH

DAY

83.761.45

5,997.62

89,759.07

DULCHINOS

650.00

MAS1ELLO

42.975.72

496.64

43.472.36

MCCAUL

24.049.54

277.96

24,327.50

ROARK

610.00

ROSA

47.388.87

547.70

47,936.57

600.00

BOARD OF REGISTRARS

DULCHINOS

500.00

OLSSON

1.120.64

SABER

500.00

DEPARTMENT / NAME

REGULAR

OT&OTHER

TOTAL

BOARD OF SELECTMEN

CHASE

1.500.03

DALTON

1.500.00

DZURIS

41.811.29

41,811.29

ELIOPOULOS

1.625.01

1,625.01

MCINTOSH

2,606.22

2.606.22

WOITAS

1,500.00

BUILDING INSPECTOR

ABELY

1.500.00

1,500.00

BARON

39,769.55

HAMMOND

32.137.84

4.283.97

36,421.81

KANE

35.803.41

5.276.11

41.079.52

KLEYNEN

35.803.39

5.813.65

41.617.04

WETHERBEE

1.500.00

ZAGZOUG

72,227.18

5.171.73

77.398.91

Cemetery

BOYLE

51,084.77

4.558.88

55,643.65

CA1RES. P

50.882.73

13.308.63

64.191.36

CAIRES, J

31.310.67

991.87

32,302.54

DEFRE1TAS

39,816.28

6,830.61

46,646.89

DELMORE

16.134.72

HARDY

100.00

HAZEL

8,517.36

344.98

8,862.34

MALONE

42,579.27

10.112.76

52.692.03

MCCAFFERY

100.00

PEDULLA

100.00

Community Develop-

ment

BELANSKY

55.348.09

MURPHY

$ 41.134.50

475.42

41,609.92

SHEEHAN

17.563.00

17,563.00

CONSERVATION

GUERTIN

26,787.07

LEVINE

8,249.68

CONSTABLE

SPENCE

300.00

COUNCIL ON AGING

ALCORN

18,418.95

337.50

18.756.45

BOISVERT

7,012.34

394.76

7.407.10

BURKE

1,228.21

CLAYTON

5,963.71

280.22

6,243.93

DEAR

24.282.81

1,001.26

25,284.07

DENNY

26,284.38

DESROSIERS

43,227.34

2,600.67

45,828.01

ELLSWORTH

8,395.66

ERICKSON

16,619.77

ESPERANZA

9,805.00

EVANS

1.134.08

FADER

43,027.17

1,950.00

44.977.17

HOBBS

15.750.18

472.86

16,223.04

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FY 2008 Annual Report

Town Administration

Meal 2008<35n

DEPARTMENT /NAME

REGULAR

OT&OTHER

TOTAL

Council on aging

KEANE

50,092.85

2.257.66

52.350.51

KUCZWARA

5,499.93

170.71

5.670.64

MAJOR

21.724.54

1,217.24

22.941.78

MALESK1

45.840.69

6.226.68

52.067.37

MULLEN

343.99

MUSGRAVE

12,115.76

420.32

12,536.08

O'BRAM

732.75

PRIEST

11.917.66

RfEDER

23,695.51

23.695.51

RYDER

62,241.80

62.241.80

SMITH

9.767.70

STACHOWICZ

15.702.84

TREPAN I ER

8,284.34

8.284,34

DPW/ Engineering

COTE

39.769.56

•306.44

40,076.00

(AHNLE

65.392.82

15,894.88

81.287.70

LUDWIG

54.492.78

5.474.48

59.967.26

PEARSON

$111,079.11

11,257.73

$122,336.84

SCHNEPPER

55,012.73

5.690.04

60.702.77

DPW/ Buildings

MURPHY

38.366.14

4.211.74

42.577.88

DPW/ Highway

BEAULIEU

47,435.12

24.648.46

72.083.58

BOUDREAU

47.070.03

19.257.89

66.327.92

CARKIN

27,575.18

18.136.23

45.711.41

DEAN

34,324.47

1.221.31

35,545.78

EACRETT

38.900.88

17.849.43

56.750.31

EDWARDS

42.030.60

36.992.05

79.022.65

ER1KSEN

64,165.90

61.137.50

$125,303.40

FERREIRA, |

46.830.28

24,441.14

71,271.42

FERRE1RA. L

75.792.38

87.072.79

$162,865.17

GREENWOOD

46.409.21

50.640.40

97,049.61

GUILMETTE

17,082.13

1.638.79

18.720.92

IRVINE

44.413.52

26.777.03

71.190.55

(AMROS

53,670.93

7.525.55

61.196.48

IENSEN

47,426.69

31.538.34

78.965.03

KNIGHT

47.426.69

19.326.33

66.753.02

LONG

87.110.83

29.795.65

$116,906.48

PACHECO

41,116.00

27.421.92

68,537,92

PALMER

42.455.56

38.448.33

80.903.89

RYAN

41.096.22

15.762.93

56.859.15

SILVA

43,722.20

30.552.12

74.274.32

TYLER

47,617.63

24,513.95

72.131.58

DPW /Sewer

BELKAS

62,241.81

18.130.40

80.372.21

BOYER

28,939.94

CALANDRELLA

32.908.27

612.00

33,520.27

CICCONE

52,362.01

14.317.85

66,679.86

DASCOLI

42.975.71

4,133.16

47.108.87

GENDRON

41.937.99

12.901.40

54.839.39

KOBELENZ

11.460.10

3.300.00

14.760.10

MORGAN

35.129.85

506.25

35,636.10

OCZKOWSKI

47.437.18

6.777.46

54.214.64

ROWSELL

44.830.50

805.28

45,635.78

SCOMIS

36.154.25

2.019.40

38.173.65

SILVA

54.978.63

7.725.26

62.703.89

VOSNAKIS

70.420.74

16.811.05

87,231.79

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DEPARTMENT /NAME

REGULAR

OT&OTHER

TOTAL

Fire Department

ABBOTT

38,390.28

5,921.05

44,311.33

AMUNDSON

52,326.19

14,919.11

67,245.30

BACON

52.326.18

14,157.35

66,483.53

BENNETT

52.326.19

11,465.55

63,791.74

BOERMEESTER

68.083.90

29.845.91

97,929.81

BOISSEAU

47,594.65

5,632.63

53,227.28

BROTHERS. M

43,558.09

9,399.66

52.957.75

BROTHERS. C

52,326.16

6,949.23

59.275.39

BROTHERS. T

52,326.18

18,453.98

70,780.16

CAMPBELL

52,326.19

11.111.30

63.437.49

CANCELLA

52,326.19

9,900.75

62.226.94

CARROLL

32,425.74

5,627.06

38.052.80

CHIASSON

51,147.39

5,495.65

56.643.04

CLARKE

52.326.19

14.997.29

67.323.48

CONLIN

52,329.17

9,339.81

61.668.98

COREY

52,326.19

11.449.25

63,775.44

CURRAN

89,337.03

9.069.59

98.406.62

DESAULNIER

43,051.55

13.781.44

56,832.99

DONOGHUE

67.013.19

22.102.85

89,116.04

DONOVAN

52.326.19

8,642.55

60,968.74

DUCHARME

47,594.64

18.685.09

66.279.73

DURKIN

68,083.21

32,366.49

$100,449.70

FOSTER

52,326.16

14.574.37

66.900.53

FUNARO

52,326.19

9.157.77

61.483.96

GARDNER

52.326.18

10.697.76

63.023.94

HADLEY

52.326.19

14.444.05

66,770.24

HOULE. R

38.346.61

4,730.60

43.077.21

HOULE. H

52,326.18

21.085.77

73.411.95

KEELEY

57.285.30

14,552.74

71.838.04

KEOHANE

52,326.19

12,414.37

64,740.56

KIVLAN

52.326.19

23.725.73

76,051.92

KOUTSOUF1S

47.594.64

5.183.51

52.778.15

LECZYNSK1

52,326.19

6,320.66

58,646.85

LEFEBVRE

46.210.02

12,487.34

58,697.36

LINDSAY

52.326.19

11,726.77

64,052.96

MAHER

51.147.39

9,837.90

60,985.29

MANLEY. L

52,326.19

25,287.90

77,614.09

MAN LEY. D

52.326.19

22.703.60

75,029,79

MERRILL

52.326.19

13.947.35

66,273.54

MOODY

43.558.09

3.524.73

47.082.82

NELSON

51.029.20

12.434.31

63,463.51

O'BRIEN

52,326.17

19,866.11

72,192.28

PARE

52.326.18

7.758.07

60.084.25

PAROW

$113,300.76

18.444.59

$131,745.35

PETERSON

52.326.18

8,174.59

60.500.77 •

PHELAN

51.147.40

11,016.70

62.164.10

REID

52,326.18

18.209.27

70.535.45

R1VARD

68.083.21

27.557.33

95,640.54

ROBINSON

52,326.19

10.029.18

62,355.37

RYAN. Gary

68.083.19

31.242.44

99,325.63

RYAN. George

52.326.18

10,105.42

62,431.60

SCHELLBACH

46.210.02

11.403.03

57.613.05

SHANAHAN

42.149.92

3.796.50

$ 45,946.42

SHEEHY

52,326.19

9.517.48

61.843.67

SOUSA

89.337.01

17.142.78

$106,479.79

STANTON

52,326.17

18,205.10

70.531.27

UBELE

52,326.19

17.601.68

69.927.87

YOUNG

40.868.69

820.23

41,688.92

FY 2008 Annual Report

Town Administration

^(@m/)/ouee &au^o/l

DEPARTMENT /NAME REGULAR OT & OTHER TOTAL

Human Resources

PARZIALE

60,619.86

3.127.19

63,747.05

LIBRARY

ARSENAULT. L

1.531.01

ARSENAULT. K

166.82

BARRICELL1

43,610.62

BHAT

12.479.55

BROWN

13.307.72

362.66

13.670.38

CAMPELLI

2.172.00

CAPOR1ZZO

222.89

CAREY

144.00

CARLSON

6.120.07

6,120.07

CHAGNON

10.282.08

236.11

10.518.19

CLARK

1,098.00

1.098.00

COOPER

528.00

CORAL

546.00

CRONIN

13.961.43

CROWLEY

26.311.41

1,300.00

27.611.41

CRYAN-HICKS

55.012.72

2,599.93

57.612.65

DELOSSANTOS

9.147.02

76.93

9,223.95

DESIRE

1.639.88

DEWS

940.50

DIAMOND. A

10.862.46

DIAMOND. T

3.775.25

DOBI

7.426.28

EVANS

31.438.55

1.820.00

33.258.55

FINN

684.32

FOLEY

51.089.46

1.350.00

52,439.46

FRASSA

20,264.43

521.34

20,785.77

GADGIL, T

15.617.41

GADGIL. R

837.00

GRANT

24.296.37

771.65

25.068.02

GROVES

1.116.00

1,116.00

HERRMANN

84.154.23

84,154.23

HERZOG

43,611.89

503.98

44,115.87

HUBBARD

7.777.34

KELLEY

4.365.79

4,365.79

KING

11,961.90

55.23

12,017.13

KRIEGER

843.00

KUPEC

62,241.81

719.29

62.961.10

LANDRY

162.00

LEAL

42,567.70

4.597.47

47.165.17

LEDWITH

293.63

LESSARD

26.757.63

954.00

27.711.63

LONGCHAMP

18.202.46

453.34

18.655.80

LUCAS

594.00

MAFFETONE

22.278.46

900.00

23.178.46

MCMULLIN

193.50

MEAD

576.00

MORRISON

65.385.08

PICKERING

180.59

POTTER

357.00

PRESTON

1.080.00

RAGER

52.361.98

2.851.59

55.213.57

RANKIN

18.882.05

453.34

19,335.39

RE IDT

19,639.04

734.23

20.373.27

ROBINSON

52,934.62

1.950.00

54.884.62

ROCHE-HELMES

28.422.49

1.300.00

29,722.49

ROY

4,641.24

112.58

4,753.82

SADLIER

16,019.87

453.34

16,473.21

SCHULTZ

1.326.00

1,326.00

STACK

17,788.16

720.00

18.508.16

TURCOTTE

47.166.13

850.00

48.016.13

VINCENT

636.00

DEPARTMENT /NAME REGULAR OT & OTHER TOTAL

LIBRARY

WALSH

32.921.54

793.34

$ 33.714.88

WARD

1.308.00

$ 1.308.00

WEBB

39,452.61

1.950.00

$ 41,402.61

ZISCH

3.920.62

171.48

$ 4.092.10

MIS

LUTTER

67.027.53

$ 67.027.53

MODERATOR

MCHUGH

300.00

$ 300.00

POLICE DEPARTMENT

AHERN. D

81.666.46

46,274.70

$127,941.16

AHERN. T

66,356.87

58,834.70

$125,191.57

BEAUDOIN

53.534.02

41.343.41

$ 94,877.43

BELLISSIMO

52.731.02

18.478.85

$ 71,209.87

BENNETT

37.854.33

1,652.90

$ 39,507.23

BERNIER

65.297.64

39.814.53

$105,112.17

BLODGETT

54.833.06

38,781.72

$ 93.614.78

BOURKE

50.509.14

10.888.54

$ 61.397.68

CALLAHAN

36.409.68

27,449.92

$ 63.859.60

COOPER

67.860.56

44,596.59

$112,457.15

CROWLEY

32,805.22

20,062.90

$ 52.868.12

DARWIN

53.185.18

71,294.08

$124,479.26

DEFREITAS

43,516.36

9,197.53

$ 52.713.89

DEMERS

43,516.37

15,832.65

$ 59.349.02

DESMOND

35.048.03

7,683.23

$ 42,731.26

DOOLE

41,108.48

15,013.63

$ 56,122.11

DUANE

57.404.00

17,867.42

$ 75,271.42

DUBE

68,610.08

65.164.31

$133,774.39

FADER

39,907.26

1.241.67

$ 41,148.93

FOX

39,566.15

$ 39.566.15

FREDERICKS

57,463.95

67,552.23

$125,016.18

GAMACHE

67,774.43

53,085.66

$120,860.09

GOFFIN

43,452.66

14,283.78

$ 57,736.44

GOGUEN

$ 40,372.00

10,565.36

$ 50,937.36

GOODE. F

37.863.01

2,089.47

$ 39.952.48

GOODE, M

64,551.09

56,851.04

$121,402.13

GRANT

$ 43.048.17

1,950.00

$ 44.998.17

HALL

37.286.86

$ 37,286.86

HANNAGAN

68,316.08

55.663.50

$123,979.58

HANSCOM

46,246.77

29,390.35

$ 75.637.12

HAWKINS

34,835.00

23,270.49

$ 58,105.49

KELLY

66,356.88

15,804.41

$ 82,161.29

KOCH

35,810.57

$ 35,810.57

LEO

55,912.83

50,403.68

$106,316.51

LOPILATO

50.713.08

40,324.87

$ 91.037.95

MACKENZIE

52.769.74

53,605.33

$106,375.07

MCGEOWN. P

50,567.11

13,407.25

$ 63.974.36

MCGEOWN. I

55,743.02

24.781.14

$ 80,524.16

MULLEN

52,782.71

35,111.94

$ 87.894.65

MURPHY. |

$107,700.71

33,643.42

$141,344.13

MURPHY. R

55,223.09

57,051.74

$112,274.83

POOR JOHN

25,295.09

5,329.00

$ 30.624.09

POOR JASON

35,304.90

36,778.45

$ 72,083.35

PROULX

9,049.62

1.644.29

$ 10.693.91

QJJINN

69,424.78

69,258.09

$138,682.87

REID

51.440.39

47,953.99

$ 99.394.38

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Town Administration

^(QmJblouee &au#e/l

DEPARTMENT /NAME REGULAR OT & OTHER TOTAL

POLICE DEPARTMENT

RICHARD

66,433.29

7,137.78

73.571.07

RICHARDSON

52.679.22

30.842.83

83.522.05

ROARK

81.927.21

40.952.70

$122,879.91

ROONEY

66.079.80

13.258.74

79,338.54

SANDBERG

35.008.44

5.627.31

40.635.75

SEMI NATO RE

39.401.07

19.147.93

58,549.00

SMITH

85.630.79

51.750.15

$137,380.94

SPENCE

85.525.88

57.617.75

$143,143.63

SPINAZOLA

51.543.92

15.566.61

67.110.53

SPINNEY

86.553.57

56,244.96

$142,798.53

SULLIVAN

41.996.71

39.508.01

81.504.72

SWIFT

52.113.05

4,523.19

56.636.24

TAYS

48.336.15

20.214.17

68,550.32

TEEHAN

50.115.53

40.503.44

90.618.97

TINE

52.837.48

28.357.82

81,195.30

TYROS. G

54,743.12

33.838.20

88.581.32

TYROS, R

52.666.31

14,514.43

67.180.74

UBELE

96.701.50

36.048.21

$132,749.71

VAUGHAN

43.519.45

7.234.09

50.753.54

WALSH

54,445.02

28.653.47

83.098.49

WHITE

53.131.94

2.903.84

56,035.78

ZAHER

51.628.41

4.749.03

56.377.44

ZIMINSKY

31.817.25

24.414.68

56.231.93

Public Facilities

AMIRO

37,560.96

2.655.07

40.216.03

BOISVERT

37.850.08

3.040.08

40.890.16

BUNTEL

51.088.15

3,044.59

54.132.74

C1NCEVICH

43.721.66

2,315.83

46.037.49

DUCHENEAU

36.974.51

5,195.50

42.170.01

HART

37.597.12

953.20

38.550.32

MILOTTE

43.476.47

955.37

44.431.84

O'NEILL

8.640.00

PELKEY

37,560.96

3.785.68

41.346.64

PERSICHETTI

91,123.83

1,052.92

92.176.75

RALLS

46.004.38

2.063.81

48.068.19

SMITH

34,117.21

34.117.21

TAYLOR

45.140.48

2,786.60

47.927.08

VAN LANDEGHEM

43.226.22

2.009.42

45.235.64

Recording Secretaries

BELDEN

2.849.99

GARVIN

3.152.19

GUILMETTE

803.23

MERRILL

1.985.12

MORRJSON

2.540.36

Recreation Department

HARROW

3.879.94

MANN

933.38

MAZZOLA

1,123.36

1.123.36

MINKLE

19.320.50

19,320.50

SW/ Recycling Office

ALMEIDA

22.359.61

COLBERT

3.831.39

500.00

4.331.39

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DEPARTMENT /NAME

REGULAR

OT& OTHER

TOTAL

TELEMEDIA

HEINR1CH

$ 8.816.54

264.94

9.081.48

PEDULLA

$ 41,827.49

484.53

42.312.02

PETERSON

$ 55,012.75

9,507.53

64.520.28

SCOTT

$ 85.911.74

6.151.59

92.063.33

TARI

$ 48.623.03

2.022.84

50,645.87

TOWN CLERK

COMEAU

$ 16.640.64

1,876.11

18.516.75

DELANEY

$ 72.181.30

6.171.73

78,353.03

GILET

$ 35,841.61

3,335.02

39,176.63

LEG RAND

$ 44.050.20

3.882.67

47,932.87

TOWN MANAGER

COHEN

$129,446.18

5.094.23

$134,540.41

CURRIER

$ 57.012.55

2.573.16

59,585.71

HEBERT

$ 32.197.99

32,197.99

Treasurer's Office

COLLINS

$ 29.009.48

29,009.48

GRIFFIN

$ 41,154.46

1,650.00

42,804.46

LAMBERT

$ 62.241.82

3.685.22

65,927.04

PEASE

$ 31.832.00

31.832.00

SOUSA

$ 40.018.45

40,018.45

SPE1DEL

$ 53.608.54

53.608.54

VETEREN'S AGENT

JACKSON

$ 49.838.67

1.497.48

51.336.15

school department
Employee Payroll

SCHOOL DEPT/ NAME REGULAR OT & OTHER TOTAL

Byam School

ALLARD

61,707.30

300

62.007.30

BABSON

56.657.84

56,657.84

BARBOUR

51.546.23

51,546.23

BARRETT

19,500.00

BENTLEY

15.135.00

BLAKE

9.545.99

513

10,058.49

BLUMBERG

64.531.57

BRAWN

68.074.19

$ 68,074.19

CAMACHO

16.709.28

800

17.509.28

CARSON

24.981.10

354

25,334.81

CASTONGUAY

16.878.00

800

17.678.00

CIAMPA

406.89

CIULLA

12.978.72

2.221

15,199.89

CONNOR

16.030.00

CORLISS

2.187.50

CORMACK-O'DONNELL

65.888.06

COSTELLO

61.708.17

1.128

62,836.17

CUIPA

51,546.23

3.006

54,551.94

DAY

65,888.06

DELAIRE

43,877.20

1.900

45,777.20

DISHMON

9.514.26

713

10.227.66

DOSSIN

30,434.04

30.434.04

DUBRAY

65,888.06

FY 2008 Annual Report

Town Administration

(pfeAovl Q/jdfcwtment ^<Q/n/>leuee &au^o/l

SCHOOL DEFT /NAME REGULAR OT&OTHER TOTAL
BYAM SCHOOL

FITZGERALD
FLANAGAN
FOTTLER
GILMORE
GOFFIN
GRASSELLO
GR1DLEY

GRUDINSKI $ 4.720.08 $ 1.202.50

GUPTA $ 7,157.48 $ 320.32

HAMEL1N $ 6.349.60 $ 240.00

HARRIS
HICKS
|OOS

KELLY $ 11.156.99 $ 49.20

KRAFSIG $ 54.101.57 $ 1.900.00

LANDINE $ 17.046.74 $ 2.294.60

3 $ 546.34
LEGG $ 19.500.06 $ 2.889.07

MACKEY $ 36.780.28 $ 1.366.27

MADDEN
MAGU1RE
MAR1NARO
MARSH
MARTIN
MCDERMOTT

MCNALLY $ 36.908.48 $ 4.176.45

MORRISSEY $ 15.059.81 $ 2.391.83

MURPHY
O'GORMAN

PAPPAFAGOS $ 65.887.37 $ 168.95

PARKER
PAROYIAN
QJJINN. L
QJJINN. P

RIPA $ 8,007.12 $ 2.879.89

■ : 7 $ 1.900.00
SAPIENZA $ 16.709.28 $ 1.108.43

SAVOIE $ 38.042.24 $ 7.317.12

SAWYER
STUART
SULLIVAN
THOMAS-BOYLE
TICHES
TUCKER
WEICK
WINTERS
WOODS $ 8,265.78 $ 73.80

SCHOOL DEPT/ NAME REGULAR OT&OTHER

% 65,888.06

$ 490.07

$ 7.599.23

$ 94.777.02

$ 16,562.00

$ 16.030.00

$ 43.877.20

$ 4.720.08

$ 7.157.48

$ 6.349.60

$ 43,877.20

$ 48,991.33

$ 69,638.86

$ 11.156.99

$ 54.101.57

$ 17.046.74

$ 22.554.06

$ 19.500.06

$ 36,780.28

$ 16.134.80

$ 39,287.12

$ 8,277.26

$ 51.546.23

$ 1.293.03

$ 7.501.94

$ 36.908.48

$ 15.059.81

$ 7.889.91

$ 56.657.44

$ 65.887.37

$ (2.323.38)

$ 8.435.70

$ 47.420.86

$ 65.888.06

$ 8,007.12

$ 48.184.17

$ 16.709.28

$ 38.042.24

$ 48,991.33

$ 16,709.28

$ 46.433.31

$ 65.888.06

$ 61,708.17

$ 2.022.52

$ 56.657.84

$ 15,798.91

$ 8,265.78

$ 65.888.06

$ 490.07

$ 7.599.23

$ 94.777.02

$ 16,562.00

$ 16,030.00

$ 43,877.20

$ 5.922.58

$ 7.477.80

$ 6,589.60

$ 43.877.20

$ 48.991.33

$ 69.638.86

S 11.206.19

$ 56,001.57

$ 19.341.34

$ 23,100.40

$ 22.389.13

$ 38.146.55

$ 16,134.80

$ 39.287.12

$ 8.277.26

$ 51,546.23

$ 1.293.03

$ 7.501.94

$ 41.084.93

$ 17.451.64

$ 7,889.91

$ 56.657.44

$ 66.056.32

$ (2.323.38)

$ 8.435.70

$ 57,639.50

$ 65.888.06

$ 10.887.01

$ 50.084.17

$ 17.817.71

$ 45,359.36

$ 48,991.33

$ 16.709.28

$ 46.433.31

$ 65.888.06

$ 61.708.17

$ 2.022.52

$ 56.657.84

$ 15.798.91

$ 8,339.58

Center School

ALVES

65.888.06

ANDRICOPOULOS

12,776.50

400.43

13.176.93

BABON

68.074.19

168.95

68,243.14

BYAM

12.776.50

CAFFELLE

30,434.04

600.00

31,034.04

CARTER

65.888.06

COLE

3,481.66

CONNOLLY

63,227.68

63.227.68

COTTER

59,212.73

59.212.73

CROWE LL

61.708.17

450.00

62.158.17

CUNNINGHAM

56,657.84

168.95

56,826.79

DANIELI

6,416.10

6.416.10

DARWIN

15,303.96

DESNOYERS

19,500.07

614.61

20.114.68

DOOLEY

61.767.63

4,782.18

66,549.81

ERRGONG-WEIDER

39,489.41

3,376.00

42,865.41

FAHEY

2,675.50

2.675.50

FAHY

63.227.68

63,227.68

FAY

17.046.74

17,046.74

FEE

43.877.20

FERRY

11,377.31

11.377.31

FRITZ

70.682.57

70,682.57

GARER1

11,669.17

11.669.17

GOLDSTEIN

48,991.00

GOPEN

59,031.94

GRAFF

6,994.35

HAMLIN. I

37.060.60

9,176.87

46.237.47

HAMLIN. M

38,196.88

$11,884.15

50.081.03

HENRY-COLE

68,074.19

$19,345.78

87.419.97

HILL

15,830.42

HOGAN

56,657.84

1.900.00

58,557.84

HORTON

4.084.08

JORDAN

61.767.63

KALABOKIS

10,788.78

10.788.78

KNIGHT

43.877.20

200.00

44.077.20

LABLONDE

9,514.25

8,738.26

18,252.51

LAIDER

7,996.06

LEE

56,657.84

499.35

57,157.19

LEFEBVRE

15.983.88

LOISELLE

12,523.45

98.40

12,621.85

LOMICKA

17.216.40

MACKINNON

65,887.37

899.35

66.786.72

MALONEY

68.074.19

68,074.19

MARA

54,101.57

MARCOTTE

16.286.28

16,286.28

MARENGHI

64.531.57

168.95

64.700.52

MARMO

10.719.77

MCCAUL

4,165.76

136.45

4,302.21

MCELHINNEY

8.119.30

MCMAHAN

9.325.78

258.30

9.584.08

MCTEAGUE

69,639.28

5,600.11

75,239.39

MINER

15,830.42

800.00

16.630.42

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(pfe/wel ' Q/sdwrfment ^(QmJb/euee &au^e/l

SCHOOL DEPT/ NAME REGULAR OT & OTHER

Harrington

AICER

52.505.10

564.00

53.069.10

ASHDOWN

46.433.31

46,433.31

BALL

12.065.46

127.26

12.192.72

BEAUDIN

9.231.40

2.680.06

11.911.46

BEAUDOIN

93.258.48

BEV1NGTON

12,840.50

365.15

13.205.65

BOYLE

61.708.17

BR1AND ARNOLD

16.030.00

190.00

16.220.00

BROWN

65.888.06

104.16

65.992.22

CAROTA

29.901.24

CARROLL

68.074.19

9.106.54

77.180.73

CERASUOLO

7.029.75

141.46

7.171.21

CLAPP

16.878.00

CODDA1RE. D

8.160.07

8,160.07

CODDAIRE. E

43.877.20

1.780.00

45.657.20

CONNELLY

42.338.11

COOLIDGE

68.074.19

150.00

68.224.19

CRAIG-BRAY

70.682.57

DOBSKI

59.212.73

DOHERTY. K

2.434.00

1.395.00

3.829.00

DOHERTY. P

65.888.06

FITZGERALD

14.899.56

GAMBON

39.796.81

GAUGHAN

7.282.66

GILL-LOONEY

34.410.84

1.128.00

35.538.84

GOFF

13.544.55

200.00

13.744.55

GRAHAM

56.657.84

GRANGE

55.044.91

HILBERT

0.01

HILL

19.891.04

1.227.95

21.118.99

HOBBY

7.127.91

HOWARD

13.845.59

)ACOPPI

68.074.19

KELLY

7.288.62

KERR

7.615.59

KIV1

56.657.84

2.648.00

59.305.84

KOWALIK

21.573.00

150.00

21.723.00

LABOSSIERE

61.708.17

8.250.18

69.958.35

LAR1VEE

68.074.19

1.128.00

69,202.19

LEACH

69.639.28

MAHER

17,046.74

9.320.86

26.367.60

MARTIN

58.804.63

MATHEWS

43.877.20

13.75

43.890.95

MCCORMACK

15.303.96

MCINERNEY

10.253.88

MCMEN1MAN

65.888.06

2.031.88

67.919.94

MEDINA

16.010.82

NELSON

37.060.60

6.528.57

43,589.17

NUTT

23.038.06

1.452.97

24.491.03

O'BRIEN

65.888.06

OMOBONO

56.657.84

56.657,84

OSBORN

19.500.06

19,500.06

O'SHEA

65.888.06

OTTO

16.625.09

PRICE

17,046.74

2,144.96

19.191.70

PRUSSACK

65.414.85

65,414.85

QUINN-HARRAHY

44.879.56

564.00

45,443.56

RUBIN

37,254.47

SANTOS

56.657.84

SAWYER

65.888.06

SKELTON

56.657.44

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SCHOOL DEPT /NAME

REGULAR

OT&. OTHER

TOTAL

Harrington

SULESKl

65,414.85

65.414.85

SULLIVAN

44,614.94

SYKES

61.708.17

SZYMCZAK

63.857.25

TANGUAY

19.766.93

171.89

19.938.82

TELLO

38.037.04

7.107.04

45.144.08

TREDEAU

15,303.96

62.50

15.366.46

VILLANO

0.01

V1SNIEWSK1

61.708.17

75.00

61.783.17

WOOD

16.709.27

WURTZLER

61.767.63

high School

ACHESON

17.180.08

17,180.08

ADAMS

38.540.04

10.500.25

49,040.29

AMES

0.01

ARENA

68.073.52

300.00

68.373.52

AYLWARD

59.212.73

3.529.04

62.741.77

BAGNASCHI

222.00

BARRY

46,433.31

2.325.00

48,758.31

BARTOS

59.212.73

150.00

59.362.73

BATTLE

179.00

BEALS

16.337.51

BEAUCHEMIN

15.781.72

15,781.72

BELLINGHIERI

27.940.86

38.17

27.979.03

BICKEL

61,708.17

6.238.02

67.946.19

BLACK

9,184.20

911.90

10.096.10

BLAGG. )

61,767.63

7,265.00

69.032.63

BLAGG. K

54.100.81

BLAKLEY

46.433.31

1,041.60

47.474.91

BOERMEESTER

26,789.48

26.789.48

BOETTCHER

14.641.81

BOISVERT

5.740.43

BOUDREAU

61.767.63

511.00

62,278.63

BOUDROW

24,917.62

24.917.62

BRAN CO

32.148.71

18,711.00

50,859.71

BRIDGES

12,786.48

12.786.48

BRUELL

63,955.40

540.00

64.495.40

BRUTTI

68.074.19

BRZEZINSKI

25.224.91

843.88

26.068.79

BURNES

17,266.19

511.14

17.777,33

BURNHAM

13.492.73

911.25

14.403.98

BYRNES

1.050.00

CANTIN

11.855.31

CARLSON

17,266.19

173.60

17,439.79

CARON

37.060.60

CARTER

16,372.24

16.372.24

CASAUBON

11.340.33

11,340.33

CATALDO

51.546.23

516.00

52.062.23

CHARBONNEAU

37,060.60

9.945.93

47.006.53

CHARBONN1ER

48.040.72

800.00

48.840.72

CLARK

24,951.55

24.951.55

COCHRAN

63.227.68

FY 2008 Annual Report

Town Administration

SCHOOL DEPT/ NAME

REGULAR

OT& OTHER

TOTAL

High School

CODDAIRE

1.780.00

1,780.00

COGLIANO

59,212.73

COIT

9,325.78

9.325.78

COLE

65.888.06

1.780.00

67,668.06

COLLINS

68.074.19

140.00

68.214.19

COLLITON

15.880.00

372.88

16.252.88

COMNINOS

69.562.50

1,156.90

70.719.40

CONTARDO

4.497.00

CONWAY

39,796.81

150.00

39.946.81

COSTA

30.430.18

140.00

30.570.18

COUGHL1N

52.710.50

9.045.20

61,755.70

COURTEMANCHE

63,227.19

63.227.19

CROCKER

30.00

CRUPI

16.358.05

16,358.05

CURRAN

25,455.69

25.455.69

DALY

37,292.60

5,207.84

42.500.44

DAVIS

54.307.41

54,307.41

DEISLINGER

65.888.06

65,888.06

DESOUSA

55,044.91

240.00

55,284.91

DEVANEY

66.997.20

14,082.60

81.079.80

DIBBLE

52,505.10

4,608.00

57,113.10

DIGGS

73.590.20

. 3.920.61

77,510.81

DOAK

61.767.63

DOHERTY. |

87.037.47

87,037.47

DOHERTY. P

17.266.19

7,762.60

25.028.79

DOMINGUEZ-TAP1A

18,432.96

18.432.96

DONAHUE

16.358.05

27.14

16.385.19

DOUKSZEWICZ

24,917.62

125.00

25,042.62

DOULAMIS

65,887.37

150.00

66,037.37

DUBIN

68.074.19

6,824.44

74.898.63

DUNN

15.054.00

EASTMAN

16.030.12

EGAN

44.879.56

150.00

45.029.56

FANNING

67.328.56

743.66

68.072.22

FLETCHER

86.567.00

FREDETTE

16.544.53

FRETWELL

17.178.37

GABRIEL

61.767.63

6.179.07

67,946.70

GACOMO

17.615.01

150.00

17,765.01

GAFFNEY

52,709.83

809.68

53,519.51

GAGNON

68,074.19

68.074.19

GALANTE

85.310.94

GENOVA

44,879.56

30.00

44.909.56

GEOHEGAN

16.562.00

GERMANN

12.341.58

GERVAIS-FRYATT

11.459.46

11,459.46

GISETTO

39.468.35

17,613.01

57,081.36

GRAHAM

39.796.70

3.052.80

42,849.50

GREENE

52.505.10

360.00

52,865.10

GREENFIELD

65,888.06

210.00

66.098.06

GUILMETTE LAURIN

29.539.20

407.75

29.946.95

HALL. G

37.024.36

37,024.36

HALL. L

19.890.04

HARRINGTON

51.546.23

51,546.23

HARTLAND

47.420.86

1.325.00

48,745.86

HAYWOOD

65.888.06

1.105.00

66,993.06

HEALY

61.708.17

3,054.12

64,762.29

HOLLERAN

48,991.33

48.991.33

SCHOOL DEPT/ NAME

REGULAR

OT& OTHER

TOTAL

HIGH SCHOOL

HOLLERAN

48.991.33

48,991.33

HOOVER

65,888.06

140.00

66,028.06

HORAN

14.258.52

14,258.52

HUNT. I

45,325.89

HUNT. ]

9,184.18

45,325.89

54,510.07

IOVINO-CINCEV1CH

13,977.48

90.90

14.068.38

IONES

37.201.48

9,226.41

46.427.89

)OYCE

$ 68.073.52

68,073.52

KAMAL

68.073.52

68,073.52

KARANGIOZE

63.227.68

1,128.00

64,355.68

KAVERUD

45.930.80

1,501.60

47,432.40

KELLEY

75.76

KELLEYBEVEM

16.736.89

490.00

17,226.89

KENDER

30,705.27

KIERNAN-BELL

65,888.06

330.00

66,218.06

KING

65.887.37

22.947.07

88.834.44

KOBRENSKI

18,839.10

LAFLAMME

59.212.73

17.790.31

77,003.04

LAGRANGE

$ 61.766.75

190.96

61.957.71

LALLI

0.01

LANG

524.61

25.997.19

26,521.80

LAN NAN

16,736.89

16.736.89

LEARY

52.644.53

573.95

53.218.48

LEDUC

190.00

LEKBERG

62.668.47

120.00

62.788.47

LEMIRE

68.074.19

LESCARD

11.686.71

11,686.71

LIMA

47,448.50

510.00

47.958.50

LOTTO

17.440.63

800.00

18,240.63

MACDONALD

15.814.11

15,814.11

MACLAUGHL1N

34.238.25

2.307.59

36.545.84

MARAGAN1S

44,879.56

1,427.63

46,307.19

MARCOTTE

120.00

MARSHALL

51,546.23

3,543.00

55,089.23

MCCARTHY

39,796.81

2.078.00

41,874.81

MCGANN

26,401.12

26.401.12

MCINTYRE

41,319.78

MCIVOR

61,708.17

MCLAUGHLIN

5,769.57

5.769.57

MENDONZA

14,395.88

107.90

14.503.78

METHENY

16.568.57

16,568.57

MIAN

16.088.86

16,088.86

MILLER

39,796.81

140.00

39,936.81

MONAHAN

16.562.00

MONGEAU

357.00

MORI ARTY

39,796.03

3.185.72

42.981.75

MORRIS

51,546.23

20.919.81

72.466.04

MOSTO

68,074.19

7,124.40

75.198.59

MOUSSEAU

$ 48.991.33

9,736.72

58,728.05

MUCICA

37.024.85

MUMBY

21,275.31

21.275.31

MURPHY, )AMES

65,888.06

1.050.00

66,938.06

MURPHY, JOAN

63,227.68

MURPHY. M

13.998.66

90.90

14.089.56

MURRAY

5,828.55

5.828.55

NAHAS

33.491,72

33.491.72

NEBALSKI

15.871.89

56.03

15.927.92

NIERMEYER

56,229.72

345.00

56,574.72

NORDENGREN

65.887.37

380.00

66.267.37

OBRYANT

86,807.50

1.000.00

87.807.50

OKEEFE

61.708.17

10.376.00

72.084.17

PALLY

35.223.30

35,223.30

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Town Administration

SCHOOL DEPT/ NAME REGULAR OT & OTHER TOTAL

High School

PARATO

PASQUALE

PECORA

PELLAND

PELLEY

PERRIN

PERRUCCIO

PERRY

PIECEW1CZ

P1LAT

PIMENTEL

PITMAN BROWN

POTTLE

PRATT HERMAN

PROVOST

QUEENAN

QUINN

RARAS

REDDING

ROBILLARD

RODGERS

RODMAN

RODRICK

ROND1NA

ROSA

RUBIN

RUSSO

RYAN

SAARJNEN

SANDHOLM

SCARFO

SCOTT

SEXAUER

SHAW

SHEA. M

SHEA. A

SHEEHAN

SHERWOOD

SHIMER

SHUPE

SILVA. I

SILVA. P

SIMOGLOU

SIRAGUSA

SMITH. M

SMITH, N

SOUSA

SPANOS

SPAULDING

SPILLER

STAVELEY

STEELE

STEEVES

SULLIVAN

SWAIN

SWEENEY

SWIERZB1N

TANTRAPORN

$ 49.962.16

4.927.00

54.889.16

$ 65,888.06

65.888.06

$ 64.531.57

64.531.57

$ 17.266.19

17.266.19

$ 42.338.11

1.710.00

44,048.11

$ 36.533.74

2.796.36

39.330.10

$ 60.351.41

60.351.41

$ 11.747.58

11,747.58

$ 11.819.76

11.819.76

$ 90.088.57

90.088.57

$ 61.766.75

1.646.48

63,413.23

$ 61.708.17

61.708.17

$ 1.930.00

21.037.00

22.967.00

$ 53.694.96

240.00

53,934.96

$ 1.544.00

1.544.00

$ 68.074.19

420.00

68.494.19

$ 65.888.06

65.888.06

$ 56.657.84

7.493.00

64.150.84

$ 24,917.62

24,917.62

$ 16.562.00

16.562.00

$ 63.227.68

5.195.00

68.422.68

$ 34.554.00

120.00

34.674.00

$ 34.319.66

653.08

34.972.74

$ 21.097.44

21.097.44

$ 65.888.06

170.00

66.058.06

$ 70,682.57

70.682.57

$ 65.888.06

65.888.06

$ 63.227.68

16.639.12

79.866.80

$ 35.525.46

562.43

36.087.89

$ 18.037.95

240.00

18.277.95

$ 68.074.19

105.00

68.179.19

$ 16.736.89

156.39

16.893.28

$ 63.227.68

63.227.68

$ 47.420.86

47.420.86

$ 37.033.32

5.329.72

42.363.04

$ 65.888.06

600.00

66.488.06

$ 14.408.40

112.59

14.520.99

$ 51.625.27

51.625.27

$ 68.809.27

13.648.83

82.458.10

$ 65.888.06

6,974.17

72.862.23

$ 49,962.16

14.366.00

64.328.16

$ 37.060.60

3.341.60

40.402.20

$ 14.025.96

14.025.96

$ 65.888.06

345.00

66.233.06

$ 65.888.06

65.888.06

$ 41.319.78

41.319.78

S 16.337.51

16.337.51

$ 63,227.68

11.522.00

74.749.68

$ 13.784.88

13.784.88

$ 11,977.59

11.977.59

$ 65.888.06

65,888.06

$ 56.657.84

56.657.84

$ 65.888.06

65,888.06

$ 65.414.85

6.864.40

72.279.25

S 64.531.57

240.00

64.771.57

$ 61.708.17

344.09

62.052.26

$ 70.682.57

1.600.00

72.282.57

$ 13,177.56

603.88

13.781.44

$ 64.531.57

64,531.57

SCHOOL DEPT/ NAME

REGULAR

OT& OTHER

TOTAL

HIGH SCHOOL

THOMAS. B

68,074.19

7.460.04

75.534.23

THOMAS. M

23,639.53

125.00

23.764.53

THOMAS. K

1.605.26

THOMAS. W.A.

$116,981.93

TONREY

140.00

TRUE

15,814.11

4.650.00

20.464.11

TUCKER

20.00

TURA

0.01

TYLENDA

54.100.81

300.00

54.400.81

URBAN

19.887.94

3.383.59

23.271.53

URBAN

11.744.28

VAN BLARCOM

46.433.31

46,433.31

VAN BUREN

16.504.14

16,504.14

VEVES

68,073.52

WALQUIST

34,200.30

300.00

34.500.30

WALTERS

9.736.50

5.591.49

15.327.99

WATKINS

13,132.18

WILCOX-HARRIS

17.266.19

WILD

26,953.81

26.953.81

WILSON

16,358.04

16.358.04

ZEKOS

65,888.06

1,184.40

67.072.46

Z1EBA

61.708.17

ZIEL

61.767.63

ZIMMERMAN

65.888.06

6.711.18

72.599.24

ZOPES

48.991.33

315.00

49.306.33

ZUKOWSKI

16.139.55

1.585.50

17.725.05

MCCARTHY

ALEXANDER

51.546.23

1.728.00

53.274.23

ASSELIN

41,319.78

AURIEMMA

16,878.00

25.87

16.903.87

AVI LA

16,709.28

BAILLERGEON

49.962.16

BALLERINI

16.010.82

680.00

16.690.82

BEAN

46.433.31

BELANGER. N

61.376.86

2.850.00

$ 64.226.86

BELANGER |

14.627.32

BIBBER-DELTRECCO

68.074.19

300.00

68.374.19

BONGIORNO

8.160.07

8,160.07

BONNAR

51,545.63

300.00

51.845.63

BROCKMYRE-MART1N

54.101.57

BROWNING

39.796.81

3.850.10

43.646.91

BURGESS

7.768.40

CARUSO

42.338.11

300.00

42.638.11

CATON

14.016.96

14,016.96

CHAMBERLAIN

68.074.19

195.00

68.269.19

CHARRON

70.682.57

CHARTIER

42,338.11

3.348.00

45.686.11

CHASE

65.888.06

CHEMALY

12.590.34

340.14

12.930.48

CONNELL

7.889.91

CONNELLY

7.715.40

CORMIER

54.807.87

54,807.87

CROCKER

16.709.28

800.00

17.509.28

CURRAN

65,888.06

65.888.06

DAIGLE

57.588.18

DARLAND

60.352.12

DE YOUNG

13.274.17

DEIGNAN

16.371.60

91.20

16.462.80

DEPALMA

14,755.55

14.755.55

DESILVIO

7,364.81

7.364.81

DOWLING. KAIHRYN

48.991.33

3.514.00

52.505.33

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(p/eAool ' QlJdkwtmerit ^(QmJblouee @rau#oJl

SCHOOL DEFT /NAME

REGULAR

OT&OTHER

TOTAL

McCarthy

DOWLING. KRISTEN

39,796.81

39.796.81

DRJSCOLL

16,709.28

16.709.28

DYMENT

61.708.17

274.22

61.982.39

EPSTEIN

66,719.34

450.00

67.169.34

FAR1EY. D

7.954.13

FARLEY. R

61.708.17

160.00

61.868.17

FELZANI

51.545.63

195.00

51.740.63

FLANAGAN

65.888.06

GADBOIS

51.546.23

2.610.62

54,156.85

GALLAGHER

59.048.67

14,765.75

73.814.42

GARVEY

12.255.22

818.56

13.073.78

GAUTHIER

68.074.19

3,132.34

71.206.53

GERMAIN

51.546.23

5.393.46

56.939.69

GIGLIO

65.414.85

532.14

65.946.99

GOLDSTEIN

42.338.11

2.583.83

44,921.94

GRADY

61.708.17

61,708.17

GRAHAM

64,531.57

64.531.57

GREEN

48.991.00

300.00

49.291.00

GREENWOOD

33.943.41

10,315.47

44,258.88

GRINNAN

39,796.81

300.00

40.096.81

GUCWA

25.262.00

HARPER

283.50

HART

28.205.94

4.005.91

32,211.85

HARVEY

62.533.50

62,533.50

HAYDEN

17.011.98

3.650.90

20.662.88

HERLIHY

16,197.08

1.164.76

17,361.84

H1GG1NS

11.718.18

162.99

11,881.17

HIRSCH

52.644.53

1.200.00

53,844.53

HIRST

7.727.25

7,727.25

HOULE

2,710.66

2.710.66

JOHNSON, B

85.789.17

368.25

86.157.42

JOHNSON. S

7.781.33

JOWETT

61.708.17

300.00

62.008.17

KELLY

68.074.19

1.350.00

69.424.19

KELLY-SULESKJ

34.552.93

450.00

35.002.93

KEOHANE

5.250.71

KILEY

59.048.67

300.00

59,348.67

KLICK

46,433.31

46.433.31

KOMPERDA

63.227.68

2,237.90

65.465.58

KOSCIOLEK

17,046.74

17.046.74

KURLAND

68.074.19

LANOUETTE

42,337.75

300.00

42,637.75

LILJEGREN

70.682.57

LINDQUIST

37.472.35

37,472.35

LOCOCO

63.227.68

LOMBARDI

7,620.70

7.620.70

LUCENTE

41.319.78

41,319.78

MACPHEE

49.962.16

MAHER

39.796.03

39,796.03

MARTINES

65.888.06

MCCARTHY, A

39,796.81

300.00

40.096.81

MCCARTHY. |

44,879.56

150.00

45,029.56

MCMAHON

39.287.12

MCPHEE

86.571.94

MELLACE

300.00

MONTE FORTE

68.074.19

68,074.19

MORIARTY

68.074.19

MURRAY

48.258.68

O'SHEA. B

68.074.19

300.00

68,374,19

O'SHEA. E

68.074.19

68,074.19

OTTMAN

56.657.84

300.00

56.957.84

PALMER

51.546.23

300.00

51.846.23

SCHOOL DEPT/ NAME REGULAR OT&OTHER TOTAL
MCCARTHY

PANAGIOTAKOS

PHILLIPS

PIVONKA

POLAK

RAY

R1VARD

ROB BAT

SAFLUND

SA1COWICH

SARGENT $ 61.708.17 $ 1,780.00

SCHEINBART $ 39.796.81 $ 750.00

SEMENTELLI $ 16.709.28 $ 184.33

SKAFF

SLOCUM $ 65.888.06 $ 390.00

STAFFORD $ 16,755.57 $ 1.157.79

STRAEFFER $ 17.726.80 $ 186.90

STRODEL $ 32,265.52 $ 4,930.24

STUART $ 16.709.28 $ 12.30

SULLIVAN $ 26.834.21 $ 854.22

SYKES

SZULUK

TARANTO

THORN E $ 38.540.04 $ 7,415.51

TIANO

TRAINOR <><•

TURGISS

VAZQUEZ

WESSON

WETHERTLL

WILLIS $ 61,708.17 $

W1TKUM

WOODS $ 37,060.60 $ 8,509.10

WYCKOFF $ 43,876.94 $ 4.49

YATES-SCOTT

ZWART

Parker

ASQUITH

ATWOOD

AYLWARD

BARALT

BARRICELLI

BOCZENOWSKI

BOSHAR

BRIAND

BRUYN

BYAM

CAREY

CASEY

CLARK

CLEMENTE

COHAN

COLLINS

COMEAU

COMINS

CORMIER

COWGILL, |

COWGILL. M

CRAMER

$ 68.074.19

$ 32.250.40

$ 16,878.00

$ 7.849.35

$ 16.878.00

$ 15.287.94

$ 59,212.73

$ 29,803.62

$ 20.000.89

$ 61,708.17

$ 39.796.81

$ 16.709.28

$ 63,227.68

$ 65,888.06

$ 16.755.57

$ 17.726.80

$ 32.265.52

$ 16.709.28

$ 26,834.21

$ 16.709.27

$ 68.074.19

$ 11,817.24

$ 38,540.04
$101,112.05

$ 52,505.10

$ 16.793.40

$ 37,202.20

$ 26,355.12

$ 13.076.62

$ 61,708.17

$ 39,511.69

$ 37,060.60

$ 43,876.94

$ 65.888.06

$ 16,878.00

$ 43,876.94

$ 23,735.19

$ 59,212.73

$ 60,352.12

$ 8.775.47

$ 63,954.56

$ 11,005.05

$ 61.767.63

$ 59,212.73

$ 8.361.33

$ 68,074.19

$ 54,101.57

$ 61.708.17

$ 68.074.19

$ 15.972.60

$ 37,060.60

$ 44,879.56

$ 68.073.52

$ 7,139.35

$ 28.828.84

$ 37,060.60

$ 52,710.50

$ 68.074.19

$ 32,250.40

$ 16,878.00

$ 7,849.35

$ 16.878.00

$ 15.692.94

$ 59,212.73

$ 30,103.62

$ 20.000.89

$ 63.488.17

$ 40,546.81

$ 16,893.61

$ 63.227.68

$ 66.278.06

$ 17,913.36

$ 17,913.70

$ 37.195.76

$ 16,721.58

$ 27.688.43

$ 16,709.27

$ 68.074.19

$ 11.817.24

$ 45.955.55
$101,112.05

$ 53,705.10

$ 16.793.40

$ 46.309.40

$ 26.355.12

$ 13.076.62

$ 62,336.49

$ 39.511.69

$ 45,569.70

$ 43.881.43

$ 65,888.06

$ 16.878.00

300.00
300.00

104.16

6,437.24

7.413.89

300.00

136.50

5.663.33

300.00

$ 44.770.98

$ 23,735.19

$ 59,212.73

$ 60,352.12

$ 8.775.47

$ 64.254.56

$ 11.005.05

$ 61.767.63

$ 59,512.73

$ 8.361.33

$ 68.374.19

$ 54,401.57

$ 61,708.17

$ 68.178.35

$ 15,972.60

$ 43,497.84

$ 52,293.45

$ 68,373.52

$ 7,139.35

$ 28.965.34

$ 42,723.93

$ 53.010.50

FY 2008 Annual Report

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Town Administration

SCHOOL DEPT/ NAME

REGULAR

OT& OTHER

TOTAL

PARKER

CROWLEY

45,207.32

500.00

45,707.32

DEFREITAS

18.284.49

DEMARAIS

73,590.20

300.00

73.890.20

DESCHENE

68,074.19

600.00

68.674.19

DILLON

8,393.77

4,762.96

13.156.73

DINGWELL

43.877.20

DIRIENZO

16,618.11

DOWNS

7,114.37

7.114.37

DWYER-TOWER

63.955.40

600.00

64.555.40

EDMUNDS-GANDOLFO

68.074.19

EMANOUIL

23,637.38

766.76

24.404.14

ENGEL

43.756.69

FABBRI

65,888.06

404.16

66.292.22

FRENETTE

16.709.28

16,709.28

GARDNER

26.834.21

716.25

27.550.46

GATTI

64,530.94

300.00

$■

64,830.94

GERVAIS

13.991.16

GILLIES

16,709.28

574.40

17.283.68

GIOUMBAK1S

24.951.55

8.895.00

33.846.55

GLEASON-TADA

69.639.28

1.740.00

71,379.28

GONSALVES

16.709.28

16,709.28

GROVE

68.074.19

GRUDINSKI

16.709.28

9.885.07

26.594.35

GUNN1S

11,657.30

11.657.30

HASSETT

16.625.10

2.133.23

18.758.33

HENNESSEY

16.395.05

98.24

16.493.29

HOLT

16,878.00

16,215.54

33.093.54

HUSTED

37.472.35

KADARAS

65,888.06

495.00

66.383.06

KAMENIDES

42,338.11

42.338.11

KELLY

19.500.00

2.328.00

21.828.00

KENNEDY

61,377.88

61.377.88

KEOHANE

65.888.06

KINNEY

54.101.57

13.295.48

67.397.05

L'ABBE

59.212.73

LAC HAN CE

16.010.82

LEONARD

39.796.81

1.824.14

41,620.95

LINDSTROM

16.709.28

LINSNER

55.044.91

2,288.00

57.332.91

LOISELLE, E

65.888.06

750.00

66.638.06

LOISELLE, S

32,250.40

2.495.25

34.745.65

LUPP1NO

37,254.47

37.254.47

LYNAM

11.553.39

11,553.39

LYNN

51.080.48

600.00

51.680.48

MACIONE

59.212.73

795.00

60.007.73

MAIELLANO

13,879.32

90.90

13.970.22

MANNION

23.843.82

2.408.80

26.252.62

MAYOTTE

49.962.16

270.00

50.232.16

MCAULIFFE

59.212.12

240.00

59.452.12

MCCLURE

61.767.63

1,190.00

62.957.63

ME|IA

39,033.60

300.00

39.333.60

MILAN

59,212.12

59.212.12

MOR1N

7,460.56

7.460.56

MORTON

59,212.73

300.00

59,512.73

NAMM

65.887.37

65,887.37

NICHOLS

$ 65.887.37

65.887.37

NOVAK

53.654.36

500.00

54,154.36

O'BRIEN 1NZ

69.909.90

69,909.90

PARKS, A

61.767.63

300.00

62.067.63

PARKS. J

84.480.89

PAUL

6.174.92

PERS1CHETTI

7,422.96

PHELAN

17,046.74

5.294.44

22,341.18

POPKIN

39,796.81

863.44

40.660.25

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SCHOOL DEPT /NAME REGULAR OT & OTHER TOTAL

Parker

RA1N1S

$100,906.52

RICH

61.708.17

21,021.00

82,729.17

ROBEY

5,410.31

5.410.31

RONDEAU

14.642.64

93.83

14,736.47

ROURKE

17.046.74

17,046.74

ROY

42,338.11

6.101.41

48,439.52

RUSSO

61,708.17

61.708.17

SALMON

29.881.34

4,165.67

34.047.01

SEXTON. E

49,016.68

$ 49,016.68

SEXTON. L

69,639.28

69.639.28

SLOAN

65.888.06

ST.AMAND

37.060.60

11.620.78

48.681.38

ST.SAUVEUR

68.074.19

68,074.19

STAN I ZZ I

6.714.68

6,714.68

SZABLAK

46,433.22

900.00

47,333.22

TAGLIAMONTE

68,074.19

TAYLOR. D

16,709.28

TAYLOR. L

16,709.28

4,630.44

21.339.72

TERRIO

7.017.86

7,017.86

TRAINOR

58.804.63

1.128.00

59,932.63

VANDERPOOL

12,279.90

12.279.90

VAZQUEZ

37.060.60

8,793.34

45,853.94

WHITTLESEY

$ 47.420.18

300.00

47,720.18

W1LCZEWSKI

56.229.72

1.395.00

57,624.72

WITTS

WRIGHT

65.888.06

300.00

66.188.06

WYCKOFF

63.955.40

1,801.88

65,757.28

YOUNG

16.562.00

ZABIEREK

68.073.52

SCHOOL DEPT /NAME

REGULAR

OT&. OTHER

TOTAL

SOUTH ROW

ARONIAN

16,134.00

5.830.19

21,964.19

BACON

17.046.74

17,046.74

BALBONI

37.060.60

1,988.64

39,049.24

BERG

$ 47.420.86

239.32

47,660.18

BERNARD

11.442.87

4,918.53

16.361.40

BOSSI

9,197.24

9.197.24

BRAHIM

65.888.06

1.278.00

67,166.06

BRAN CO

0.01

BRENNAN

16,709.28

5,982.25

22,691.53

CAMPBELL

19,500.07

CELLA

15,303.96

CLAUSON

6.316.02

6,316.02

CONLEY

200.00

CRAIG

34.659.03

34,659.03

DEFALCO

54.101.57

DONOGHUE

11,837.57

ENGEL

0.01

FRASCA

38.946.15

FRATUS

16.878.00

800.00

17,678.00

GAPHARDT

68,074.19

GOULD

65.888.06

HAMILTON. P

59,212.73

HAMILTON. L

16.709.28

2.040.63

18.749,91

HANNIGAN

94.371.55

1.000.00

95,371.55

HARDY

54.101.57

HODGK1NS

43.877.20

43,877.20

r Y 2008 Annual Report

Town Administration

SCHOOL DEPT / NAME

REGULAR

OT& OTHER

TOTAL

SCHOOL DEPT /NAM!

■ REGULAR

OT& OTHER

TOTAL

South row

Central Office

KENNEY

40,764.62

40.764.62

BABCOCK

39.044.98

K1LCOYNE

65.887.37

BATTLE

37.065.21

1.350.42

38.415.63

KORESKY

16.709.29

800.00

17,509.29

BOUCHER

41,356.90

610.10

41,967.00

KRAUCH

56.657.84

1.128.00

57.785.84

BREEN

78,603.98

LACASSE

37,254.47

2,423.77

39,678.24

CHANG

65,759.98

CRUICKSHANK

$119.i ..

$119.i

LANGLEY

38,052.24

3.718.04

41.770.28

DEMONT

738.00

LATTO

39.558.54

DOWD

5.313.10

359.05

5.672.15

MAHONEY

61.708.17

75.00

61.783.17

DUVAL

32.435.06

88.25

32,523.31

MCCARTIN

4,672.00

4.672.00

FLAGG ROSS

9.932.15

MCDERMOTT

65.888.06

FOLEY

$ 84,480.89

2.225.00

86.705.89

MCKJNNEY

1.159.00

FORSTER

$101,839.92

MISCOWSIC1

9,278.60

9.278.60

GENNARO
G1LMAN

$
$

47.264.88
47,264.88

$
$

47.264.88
47,264.88

MURPHY. PAULA

65.888.06

GREENWOOD

26.626.34

26,626.34

MURPHY. PATRICIA

6,312.69

HEFFERNAN

39,044.98

PATUTO

0.01

HINCKLEY

21.992.67

21,992.67

PETERSON

65.888.06

1.041.60

66.929.66

HUSSEY

86,567.00

1,350.00

87,917.00

POTVIN

22.132.36

503.39

22.635.75

JOHNSTON

43,411.94

REIDY

6.312.69

81.00

6,393.69

KOCH

32.643.00

32,643.00

RUHMANN

56.657.84

LACAVA

83.437.90

83,437.90

SANBORN

39.287.12

LEAV1S

29,626.87

741.55

30,368.42

MARK

1,218.00

2.108.00

3,326.00

SCALISE

15.013.01

7,366.00

22.379.01

MARTIN

82,395.43

SEXAUER

37,024.85

564.00

37.588.85

MAY

1,050.00

SHERLOCK

59.212.73

MAZZA

$116,936.04

SMALL

15.303.96

120.00

15.423.96

MCCORMICK

37.505.00

SULLIVAN

30,434.04

M1NUTOLO

$ 39.044.98

39,044.98

TATRO

33.971.37

MORIN STEERE

26.114.40

26,114.40

THOMPSON

65.888.06

104.16

65,992.22

O'KEEFE
OUELLETTE

$
$

84.480.89
56,513.08

$
$

84,480.89
56.513.08

TICE

48.991.33

48,991.33

PAPAS

$36.3'

36,342.67

TONEY

17,976.70

17.976.70

RINES

84.480.89

84,480.89

TRUDEL

16.709.28

RYAN

27.519.60

27,519.60

VASQUEZ

54.101.57

SANTOS

$41,287.82

41.287.82

VENUGOPAL

17.451.84

SOUSA

29,778.04

4.500.00

34,278.04

WHITE

1.139.00

STEADMAN

32,643.00

125.00

32,768.00

WILTSHIRE

8.639.59

8,639.59

SUN

47,264.88

WINTERSON

68.074.19

TOP PAN
V1LLENEUVE

$
$

59,218.51
34.420.88

$
$

59,218.51
34,420.88

SCHOOL DEPT /NAME

REGULAR

OT&OTti;

TOTAL

WHELAN

$40,540.87

40,540.87

Westland

YEOMAN

$164,999.90

GARRJTY

$
$

225.23
22.108.01

233.28

$
$

225.23
22.341.29

GROVES-O'CONNOR

CHIPS

KELLER

4.389.32

81.00

4.470.32

BURNS

17,405.42

965.00

18,370.42

LEAVITT

2.991.55

2,991.55

CALNAN

13,208.65

3,370.90

16,579.55

MALOOF

66.719.34

1,260.00

67.979.34

CAREY

39,796.03

39.796.03

MARTIN

34.947.40

6.612.86

41.560,26

CROWELL

61,707.30

DICROCE

16,490.03

1.833.03

18.323.06

DUNBAR

GERA

JOYCE

$
$
$

16,806.31
8.880.39
17.405.42

$
$
$

540.21
150.00
600.00

$
$
$

17,346.52

9,030.39

18,005.42

Th e payroll

MALLERNEE

48,991.00

2,829.68

51,820.68

fin+i

NEWELL

9.550.16

9,550.16

in this r

L " ^present

ODONNELL

16,871.92

epon

O'NEILL

9.234.33

559.76

9,794.09

ro rJ:

-■■> hvsz

RE1D

63.504.25

re -districtinz.

SLAVICH

17,405.42

800.00

18,205.42

***

WONG

17,185.11

17.185.11

WORKMAN

17,757.07

17.757.07

FY 2008 Annual

:port

Page 23

Town Administration

SCHOOL DEPT/ NAME REGULAR OT & OTHER TOTAL

System Wide

ADAMS

428.00

- $

428.00

ANDROS

2.184.00

- $

2,184.00

BARALDI, I

1.569.00

- $

1.569.00

BARALDI, S

540.00

- $

540.00

BARRETT. E

3.818.31

- $

3.818.31

BARRETT. H

237.50

- $

237.50

BARRY

760.00

- $

760.00

BATES

82.395.43

- $

82,395.43

B1SSET

8.334.10

- $

8.334.10

BORDONARO

4.629.00

- $

4.629.00

BROTHERS. S

1.363.50

- $

1.363.50

BROTHERS. T

640.00

- $

640.00

BROWN

692.50

- $

692.50

BUCKLEY

410.00

- $

410.00

BURDA

2.429.69

1.293.32 S

3.723.01

BURKE

1,851.14

- S

1.851.14

BYAM

13.753.00

- $

13.753.00

CARMEN

236.25

- $

236.25

CASE

6.096.51

- $

6.096.51

CLAPP

1.170.00

- $

1.170.00

CLEVEN

45.00

- $

45.00

COLDWELL

96.00

- $

96.00

COLLINS

813.00

- $

813.00

COMNINOS

1.441.50

- $

1.441.50

CRANE

9.345.00

- $

9.345.00

CROSBY

2.254.25

- $

2.254.25

DALEY

2.334.75

- $

2.334.75

DASILVA

1.663.50

- $

1.663.50

DEA

2.729.75

- $

2.729.75

DECAPRIO

2.022.00

- $

2.022.00

DECOSTE

1.548.62

- $

1.548.62

DEDINSKY

2.387.50

- $

2.387.50

DEF1LLIPPO

7.822.00

- $

7.822.00

DESHMUKH

250.00

- $

250.00

DESNOYERS

2.022.00

- $

2.022.00

DEVINCENT

6.739.50

- $

6.739.50

DIAZ

79.266.59

- $

79.266.59

DIBACCO

60.00

- $

60.00

DION

322.25

- $

322.25

DOHERTY

96.50

- $

96.50

DONAHUE

3.300.00

- $

3.300.00

DUFFY

906.50

- $

906.50

DUGAS

146.25

- $

146.25

DUPLESS1S

692.73

- $

692.73

ECONOMAKOS

735.00

- $

735.00

FARLEY

155.00

- $

155.00

FERNALD

2,600.00

- $

2.600.00

FIPPHEN

1.272.50

- $

1.272.50

FLAGG

750.50

- $

750.50

FLETCHER

160.00

- $

160.00

FORGUE

1.642.00

- $

1.642.00

FREDETTE. CAROL

94.910.53

- $

94.910.53

FREDETTE. |ASON

1.858.45

- $

1.858.45

FREDETTE. CLEO

5.448.44

- $

5.448.44

GARVEY

210.00

- $

210.00

GORDON

210.00

- $

210.00

HAMILTON

12,281.24

- $

12,281.24

HANSEN

187.50

- $

187.50

HARDY

1.095.00

- $

1.095.00

HEATH KUBASTI

627.25

- $

627.25

HILL

126.00

- $

126.00

HOCKNELL

137.41

- $

137.41

HOULE-SAYYED

2.099.75

2.099,75

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System Wide

HULETT

3.700.00

JANIAK

14.182.19

KAELIN

2.727.97

KEEFE

3,214.00

3.214.00

KELLEY

234.00

KELLY

798.00

KING

60.00

KINNETT, H

4.607.00

4,607.00

K1NNETT. C

2.572.00

2,572.00

KOKINOS

16.183.25

LEACH

1.642.00

LEFEBVRE

63.00

LEWIS

542.50

LISCIOTTO

948.25

LOTTO

440.00

LYNCH, C

4.208.01

$ 145.00 $

4.353.01

LYNCH. M

6.065.73

LYONS

417.50

MACARTHUR

3.752.50

MACLAUCHLAN

9.860.19

MACPHERSON

1.089.50

MADDEN

260.00

MALOOF

257.50

MARSHALL

1.906.44

MARTIN

3.214.00

MATHEWSON

161.00

MCCANN

87.00

MCELHINNEY

550.00

MCNAMARA

1.400.00

MICOL

6.485.00

MILL1GAN

33.75

MOR1N

5.893.29

NOLAN

45.00

ORCHARD

OSTROWSKI

2.129.50

PELUSO

5.862.25

POND

1,310.00

1.310.00

RANDOLPH

22,059.07

$ 1.180.48 $

23.239.55

RAPONE

7.656.00

RICHARDS

200.00

RICK

1.096.00

1,096.00

RILEY

4.776.50

R1VARD

744.00

RODGERS

468.00

ROWE

111.00

SALOMAA

1.302.00

SANTOS

3.917.00

SCARANO

10.153.88

10,153.88 •

SHEEKS

3.481.00

SHIMER

877.50

SILVIA. D

3.798.06

SMITH

34,554.00

SOULEOTIS

10.730.00

STONE

5.020.00

SYLVIA. C

108.00

SYLVIA, |

684.13

TATE-HOWARD

65.888.06

THOMAS

6.300.00

TUNSTALL

79.266.59

TURLEY

1.300.00

VAILLANCOURT

9.000.00

$ 1.625.00 $

10.625.00

V1GLIONE

699.00

FY 2008 Annual Report

Town Administration

(pfcAool QzJdkwtment (QmJblauee &cuweJl

SCHOOL DEPT/ NAME

REGULAR

OT& OTHER

TOTAL

System Wide

WARSHAFSKY

3.489.00

- $

3,489.00

WASZAK

65.00

- $

65.00

WELSH

1.346.00

- $

1,346.00

ZACHRY

33.394.60

- $

33.394.60

ZAHAROOLIS

3.180.19

- $

3,180.19

Community Ed

ADAMS

8.176.26

- $

8.176.26

ANASTASI

782.00

- $

782.00

BAKER

1,080.00

- %

1.080.00

BEAN, RAMONA

33.030.40

125.00 $

33.155.40

BEAN, ROBERT

37.060.60

4.673.24 $

41.733.84

BLACKBURN

5.333.28

2.812.00 $

8,145.28

BONGIORNO

1.823.53

- $

1,823.53

BOROYAN

1,053.00

- $

1,053.00

BOUCHER

586.95

- $

586.95

BRODIE

10.920.91

- $

10.920.91

BROSKIE

540.00

- $

540.00

BUNGARD

463.38

- $

463.38

BURKHARD

153.00

- $

153.00

BURNS

24.00

- $

24.00

CA1TO

1,780.00

- $

1.780.00

CASSISTA

72.00

- $

72.00

CERQUA

216.00

- $

216.00

CHOUINARD-LESSARD

432.00

- $

432.00

COLE

1.589.50

- $

1,589.50

CORSINO

783.00

- $

783.00

CRAIG

918.00

- $

918.00

CZERLONKA

1,296.00

- $

1.296.00

DAVIES

40.50

- $

40.50

DAVIS

170.38

- $

170.38

DICECCA

633.75

- $

633.75

DIPINTO

6.400.00

- $

6.400.00

DOHERTY

1,204.78

- $

1,204.78

DRJSCOLL

325.00

- $

325.00

DUFFETT

1.780.00

- $

1.780.00

DUVAL

641.25

- $

641.25

DWYER

150.00

- $

150.00

FRANTISKA

495.00

- $

495.00

F RAVEL

144.00

- $

144.00

GAGNON

1.437.13

- $

1.437.13

GALELLO

465.00

- $

465.00

GAMBON

3,079.41

- $

3,079.41

GAUTHIER

22.995.21

15.371.02 $

38,366.23

GORDON

14,154.21

- $

14,154.21

G RAVIN A

787.50

- $

787.50

GRUDINSKI

14.888.74

- $

14,888.74

HARTZEL

270.00

- $

270.00

HOEY

5.189.64

- $

5,189.64

HOLDEN

432.00

- $

432.00

HOLLEMAN

19,372.88

- $

19,372.88

IAROSSI

2.360.00

- $

2,360.00

IOHNSON, M

17.44

- $

17.44

JOHNSON. S

28.406.10

- $

28,406.10

KAMINSKI-DONAHER

864.00

- $

864.00

KATES

902.50

- $

902.50

KOETHE

720.00

- $

720.00

LAPLANTE

38.052.24

6.521.27 $

44,573.51

SCHOOL DEPT /NAME

REGULAR

OT& OTHER

TOTAL

COMMUNITY ED

LENINGTON MARTIN

13,120.32

13.120.32

LOSPENNATO

2.460.48

2,460.48

LOUGHMAN

371.25

LUCAS

144.00

LUCE

890.00

LYNCH

409.38

MANNION

975.53

MARION

5,365.27

5.365.27

MARTIN

54.101.57

$ 2.100.12

56.201.69

MCCARTIN

8.787.20

$ 5.597.40

14.384.60

MESSIER

471.25

METRO

108.00

MOLL

1.512.00

1,512.00

MOO RES

1.900.00

1,900.00

MORSE

660.00

NAIR

978.07

O'BRYANT, BRIDGET

864.00

O' BRYANT, BR1TTNAY

1,131.10

1.131.10

PACINO

288.00

PARKER

479.25

PATCH

270.00

PIERCE, COREY

8,130.35

8.130.35

PIERCE. JOAN

4.846.33

4,846.33

PIERCE. JOHN

9.188.26

9,188.26

PIERCE. MEGHAN

629.44

QUATTROCCHI

1,780.00

QUINN. D

108.00

QUINN.T

2.160.00

RILEY

1,175.08

1.175.08

ROTOND1

750.00

ROUSSEAU

1.255.50

SCHISSEL

369.16

SENES

72.00

SEXTON

1,353.45

SILVIA, C

58,848.22

$ 12.000.00

70.848.22

SILVIA. A

SIMARD

2.574.95

2,574.95

SKAFF

1.780.00

1,780.00

SMITH

1,850.48

STARR

939.50

STEWART. A

648.00

STEWART. E

504.00

SULLIVAN. M

72.00

SULLIVAN, P

10.783.71

SULLIVAN, S

900.00

SWAIN

30.00

SWEET

3,708.00

THERRIEN, M

33,030.40

THERR1EN. R

5,602.21

TINGAS

1,780.00

1.780.00

VALDINOCCI

18,573.03

18.573.03

VOGLER

229.25

WALSH

2,396.31

WARREN. I

2,906.01

WARREN. W

484.75

WESTLAND

33,030.40

$ 125.00

33.155.40

WREN

315.00

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Town Administration

(^/eAool ' QlJdkwtmerit ^(Qm/>louee &rau#eM

SCHOOL DEPT/NAME

REGULAR

OT& OTHER

TOTAL

Custodian

CALLAHAN

3.384.00

CLANCY

92.00

COLLETTE

50.00

DOHERTY

528.00

DOOLEY

ERSKINE

184.00

GENNARO

2.368.00

2,368.00

GRANT

204.00

36.00

240.00

LAN NAN. D

14.870.00

LAN NAN, S

3.196.00

3,196.00

LORD

384.00

MAFFETONE

822.00

MARK

1.920.00

1,920.00

QUEENAN

3.240.00

VIGEANT

3,454.50

3.454.50

WOODWARD

120.00

ZENITZ

438.00

SCHOOL DEPT/NAME

REGULAR

OT& OTHER

TOTAL

FOOD SERVICE

FONTANELLA

4.595.45

LANDRY

45.00

MALEWICZ

1.264.00

MORGAN

54.458.04

PERRY

11.385.09

88.60

11.473.69

TAYLOR

32.880.12

ZHU

3.296.00

Fiscal 2008 Town Employee Payroll

REGULAR
13,342.155.20

OT& OTHER
$ 3,673,977.06

TOTAL
$ 17.016,132.26

Fiscal 2008 School Employee Payroll

REGULAR
34,148,050.38

OT& OTHER TOTAL

$ 1.288,517.62 $ 35,437,178.10

Photographs by Don Miffitl

Photographs by Don Miffitt

Photographs by Don Uif/iii

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Town Administration

{yeum TDlerk vZw&Stxwd

Elizabeth L. Delaney
Town Clerk

There were three elections in 2007. The first was the
Annual Town Election of April 3 rd in which 3,925 voters par-
ticipated. Then due to the resignation of Martin Meehan, the
Congressional Representative in this district, the State declared
that there be a special primary and election. The Special Pri-
mary was held on September 4 l and 4,535 voters participated.
At the October 16 th Special State Election, 7,863 voters partici-
pated. The Annual Town Meeting began on April 30, 2007
finished on the second meeting. There was a Special Town
Meeting held on June 2 1 st . The Annual Fall Town Meeting
began on October 15, 2007 and ran for two additional meet-
ings. Due to limited space and printing cost, copies of the min-
utes from any of these meetings and the election results, are
available in the Town Clerk's Office.

I thank my assistant, Raymonde Legrand and other
staff members Bernadette Gilet, Mary Jane Comeau, for assist-
ing this office throughout the year. Also, all the election, cen-
sus workers and the personnel of the DP W, Police and School
for enabling the election process to run smoothly.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth L. Delaney
Town Clerk

Vital Statistics FY '07

Births , 313

DEATHS 294

Marriages 139

intentions 141

Sporting Licenses 410

Dog Licenses 3, 1 86

Kennel Licenses 5

Population 33,858

registered voters 2 1 502

Board of Registrars

Judith A. Olsson, Chairman

Matthew G. Dulchinos

Shaun F. Saber

Elizabeth L. Delaney, Ex Officio

Voting Strength as of December 31 , 2007 Enrolled Voters

Precinct

TOTAL

Democrats

544

631

574

544

575

660

61 1

676

569

5384

Republicans

357

279

281

289

31 1

359

361

350

351

2938

Unenrolled

1408

1242

1429

1351

1476

1496

1616

1490

1548

13056

Working Fam

Grn/Rainbow

Libertarian

1 1

Inter. 3rd Party

Reform

Socialist

Green Party USA

Conservative

American Indep.

TOTAL

2313

2173

2295

2193

2378

2535

2595

2535

2485

21502

FY 2008 Annual Report

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Town meeting

f oum fwaaerwment

Fall Town Meeting Actions
October 15, October 18 &
October 22, 2007

ARTICLE 1. I move that the Town hear reports of the Town
Officers and Committees.

SUBMITTED BY: Board of Selectmen

Majority
It was so voted

ARTICLE 2. I move that the Town appropriate $1,210,179

from Free Cash to the Stabilization Fund.

SUBMITTED BY: Board of Selectmen

Town Manager
Two-Thirds Vote
It was so \oted

ARTICLE 3. I move that the Town transfer $27,793 from
Special Revenue to the School Department, said funding com-
ing from E-Rate reimbursements.

SUBMITTED BY: Town Manager

Majority
It was so voted

ARTICLE 4. I move that the Town raise and appropriate
$20,500.00 to pay the tuition for a Town of Chelmsford resi-
dent to attend the Minuteman Regional High School in the
Minuteman Regional Vocational School District.

SUBMITTED BY: Town Manager

Majority
It was so voted

ARTICLE 5. I move that the Town transfer from the Stabili-
zation Fund $22,148.00 to pay the following bills of previous
fiscal years as invoiced by Suez Energy Resources NA, Inc. for
utilities purchased from April- June 2007:
Police Department: $17,447
Council on Aging: $4,701

SUBMITTED BY: Town Manager
Four-Fifths Vote
It was so voted

ARTICLE 6 . I move that the Town transfer from the Stabili-
zation Fund $586,638 and appropriate from Sewer Enterprise
Fund Free Cash $20,969 to amend the Fiscal Year 2008 operat-
ing budget under Article 4 and Article 5 of the Annual Town
Meeting held on April 30, 2007 for the payment of salary and
wages for municipal personnel through June 30, 2008, as fol-
lows:

Article 4: Increase Line Item #1 (Municipal Administration
Personnel) by $91,906

Increase Line Item #5 (Public Safety Personnel) by $284,875
ncrease Line Item #7 (Public Works Personnel) by $93,664
Increase Line Item #1 1 (Cemetery Personnel) by $36,322
Increase Line Item #13 (Community Services Personnel) by
$35,253

Increase Line Item #15 (Library Personnel) by $44,618
Article 5:Increase Line Item #1 (Personnel Services) by
$20,969

SUBMITTED BY: Town Manager

Two-Thirds Vote
It was so voted

ARTICLE 7 . I move that the Town amend the Fiscal Year
2008 operating budget under Article 4 and Article 5 of the An-
nual Town Meeting held on April 30, 2007, as follows:
Decrease Line Item # 8 (DPW Expenses) by $5,000Increase
Line Item # 10 (Sewer Commission Expenses) by $5,000.

SUBMITTED BY: Town Manager

Majority
It was so voted

ARTICLE 8 . I move that the Town recind the excess borrow-
ing appropriation of $589,000 as approved for the purchase of
Red Wing Farm under Article 19 of the Annual Town Meeting
held on May 2, 2002.

SUBMITTED BY: Town Manager

Majority
It was so voted

ARTICLE 9 I move that the Town transfer $25,000 from the
Community Preservation Fund Open Space Preservation Re-
serve for the purpose of open space preservation activities, in-
cluding capital improvement projects for publicly accessible
open space properties, including improvements to Chelmsford
Land Conservation Trust parcels.

SUBMITTED BY: Town Manager

Community Preservation Committee
Majority
It was so \oted

Continued on Page 1 1

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f oum ntfovewvmertf

Fall Town Meeting Actions
October 15, October 18 &
October 22, 2007

Continued from Page 10

ARTICLE 10. I move that the Town authorize the Board of
Selectmen to acquire by purchase, gift, eminent domain, or
otherwise, two parcels of land, one of which is bordered by
Acton Road, shown as Lot 36 on Assessor's Map 109, Block
421, and more fully described in a deed recorded in the Mid-
dlesex North Registry of Deeds in Book 1 1 165, Page 157, and
the other is bordered by Robin Hill Road, shown as Lot 32 on
Assessor's Map 109, Block 421, and more fully described in a
deed recorded with said Deeds in Book 1 1 155, Page 6, said
parcels to be held for the purpose of open space; to authorize
the Board of Selectmen to convey a perpetual conservation
restriction in said parcels that meets the requirements of G.L.
Chapter 184, § 31, as required by M.G.L. c. 44B, § 12 (a), as
amended, and further to appropriate a total of $1,500,000 to
fund said acquisition, including related appraisal, survey, and
legal costs, and all other costs incidental and related thereto;
and, to meet said appropriation, transfer $198,041 from the
Community Preservation Fund Open Space Reserve Account,
transfer $551,959 from the Community Preservation Fund Re-
serve for Expenditures Account, and borrow $750,000; and
authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the Board of Se-
lectmen to issue bonds and notes therefore pursuant to General
Laws Chapter 44B and Chapter 44, sections 7 or 8, or any other
enabling authority; and further authorize the Board of Select-
men to take all actions necessary to acquire said parcels.

SUBMITTED BY: Town Manager

Community Preservation Committee

Two-Thirds Vote
It was so voted

ARTICLE 11. I move that the Town transfer from the Stabili-
zation Fund $85,000 for the purpose of funding feasibility stud-
ies for the planning and construction of a new Fire Department
Headquarters and for the planning and construction of a new
Department of Public Works Facility with a recycling center.
SUBMITTED BY: Town Manager

Two-Thirds Vote
It was so voted

ARTICLE 12 : I move that the Town amend Article II, § 1-2,
of the Chelmsford Code by adding the following new subsec-
tion §1-2. A. (4): "When enforced through this noncriminal dis-
position procedure, the penalty for violation of any Town By-
law, Rule or Regulation shall be as follows: $100 for the First
Offense, $200 for the Second Offense, and $300 for the Third
Offense. Each day upon which a violation exists shall be
deemed to be a separate offense."

SUBMITTED BY: Town Manager

Majority
It was so voted

ARTICLE 13. I move that the Town transfer the care, cus-
tody, management, and control of certain parcels of land lo-
cated and identified at 12 Bentley Lane, shown as Lot 6 on
Assessor's Map 71, Block 3 1 1 containing 0.90 acres, more or
less, and more fully described in a deed recorded in the Mid-
dlesex North Registry of Deeds in Book 2153, Page 301 to the
Board of Selectmen to be held for the purpose of conveyance,
and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey, in accor-
dance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30B, for con-
sideration to be determined, all right, title, and interest, if any,
held by the Town in all, or a portion of, said parcels; Said par-
cel shall be conveyed with a permanent deed restriction thereby
prohibiting future development of any residential dwelling.
SUBMITTED BY: Board of Selectmen

Two-Thirds Vote
It was so voted

ARTICLE 14. I move that the Town transfer the care, cus-
tody, management, and control of certain parcels of land lo-
cated and identified at 15 Bentley Lane, shown as Lot 17 on
Assessor's Map 71, Block 306 containing 0.69 acres, more or
less, and more fully described in a deed recorded in the Mid-
dlesex North Registry of Deeds in Book 2153, Page 301 to the
Board of Selectmen to be held for the purpose of conveyance,
and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey, in accor-
dance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30B, for con-
sideration to be determined, all right, title, and interest, if any,
held by the Town in all, or a portion of, said parcels; Said par-
cel shall be conveyed with a permanent deed restriction thereby
prohibiting future development of any residential dwelling.
SUBMITTED BY: Board of Selectmen

Two-Thirds Vote
It was so voted

Use your Of AA/H
Trust your heart
\ Build your chawcter

Continued on Page 12

Photographs by Stephen Mayotte

FY 2008 Annual Report

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Town Meeting

m«

f oum ntfovewMMent

Fall Town Meeting Actions
October 15, October 18 &
October 22, 2007

Continued from Page 1 1

ARTICLE 15 . I move that the Town authorize the Board of
Selectmen to acquire a permanent easement and/or property in
fee simple with the buildings and trees thereon by purchase,
eminent domain, or otherwise, for a portion of a certain parcel
of land located on Smith Street in the Town of Chelmsford,
Massachusetts, and further described and identified by a plan
on file in the Department of Public Works Engineering Divi-
sion entitled "Smith Street Permanent Right of Way Easement"
dated June 25, 2007; and is incorporated herein by reference,
for the purpose of constructing and maintaining public roadway
improvements; And further to appropriate a total of $15,553 to
fund said acquisition; and, to meet said appropriation, transfer
$6,326.06 from the 1996 Capital Sidewalk Design and Con-
struction Account as approved under Article 3 at the Annual
Town Meeting held April 24, 1995 and to transfer $9,226.94
from the 2007 Capital Sidewalk Construction Account as ap-
proved under Article 14 at the Annual Town Meeting held
April 24, 2006 to defray all necessary costs, fees, and expenses
in connection with the acquisition of said land and for paying
any damages which may be awarded as the result of any such
taking.

SUBMITTED BY: Town Manager

Majority Vote
It was so \oted

ARTICLE 18. I move that The Planning Board, Conservation
Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals shall be required to
convene at least one joint meeting of the three boards annually,
whether in addition to or replacing regular meetings, for the
purposes of coordinating town policy positions relating to plan-
ning, development, conservation and zoning for the town of
Chelmsford. Said meetings shall focus singularly on coordina-
tion between the named boards relating to shared policy inter-
ests for the coming fiscal year. Any additional joint meetings
convened shall focus singularly on improving communication
and coordination for the following fiscal years and to reflect on
or correct errors in coordination and communication between
the three named boards or act in relation thereto.

SUBMITTED BY: Citizen Petition

Majority
Defeated

ARTICLE 19 . I move that The Board of Selectman shall be
required to convene two meetings annually, whether in addition
to or replacing regular meetings, for the purpose of planning
long term strategic planning for the coming fiscal year. The
remaining annual meeting shall focus singularly on long-term
strategic planning meant to guide Chelmsford in a sustainable
policy manner for periods ranging from five to fifty years or act
in relation thereto.

SUBMITTED BY: Citizen Petition

Majority
Defeated

ARTICLE 16 . I move that the Town amend the action taken
under Article 27 of the Annual Town Meeting held on April
30, 2007 regarding the street acceptance for "Holly Lane" by
approving the name of the roadway as "Holly Drive".
SUBMITTED BY: Town Manager

Majority
It was so voted
ARTICLE 17 . I move to amend Chapter 195-3 Official Zon-
ing Map, of the Chelmsford Zoning By-Law by changing the
zoning of 44, 68, 70, 76, 80 Billerica Road from RB to RC.
SUBMITTED BY: Citizen Petition

Two-Thirds Vote
Defeated

Photographs by Don Miffitt

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Town meeting

f aum nMovewiment

Spring Town Meeting Actions
April 28 & May 1 , 2008

April 28 th meeting called to order at 7:30 PM and adjourned at
1 1:30 PM there were 143 Representatives present. Articles 1,2
3 and 4 were acted on.

ARTICLE 1. I move that the Town hear reports of the Town
Officers and Committees.

SUBMITTED BY: Board of Selectmen

Majority
It was so voted

ARTICLE 2 . I move that the Town amend the Fiscal Year
2008 operating budget approved under Article 4 of the Annual
Town Meeting held on April 30, 2007 and amended by Articles
6 and 7 of the Annual Fall Town Meeting held on October 18,
2007 by transferring from the Stabilization Fund the sum of
$1,102,1 10 to increase the following line items by the respec-
tive amounts:

Line Item # 8, DPW Expenses (Snow and Ice):
Line Item #17, Community Services Expenses:
Line Item #21, Debt Principal:

Line Item #22, Debt Interest:
SUBMITTED BY:

$512,074

$23,500

$366,000

$200,536

Town Manager
2/3rds Majority
It v\as so Noted

ARTICLE 3. I move that the Town, in accordance with the
provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 41, Section 108, set the annual
salary and compensation of the following elected officers of the
Town for Fiscal Year 2009:

Chairman of the Board of Selectmen: $ 2,000.00

Member of the Board of Selectmen: $ 1 ,500.00

Chairman of the School Committee: $ 1,200.00

Member of the School Committee: $ 1 ,000.00

Chairman of the Board of Health: $ 660.00

Member of the Board of Health: $ 600.00

Member of the Cemetery Comm. S 100.00

Town Moderator: $ 300.00

Constable (per posting) $ 50.00

A show of hands left Chair in doubt hand count taken
SUBMITTED BY: Town Manager

2/3rds Majority
Defeated - Yes 59 \o 66

ARTICLE 4. I move that the Town raise and appropriate the
sum of $95,059,434; transfer $7,500 from the Wetlands Protec-
tion Act Revolving Fund; $431,090 from Sewer User Reve-
nues; and $100,000 from the Childcare Revolving Fund to de-
fray Town charges for the fiscal year period of July 1 , 2008 to
June 30, 2009 according to the following items:

Municipal Administration

1 .PersonnelServices

2. Expense
Chelmsford Public Schools

3. Expenses
Nashoba Valley Technical High

4. Assessment
Out of District Education

5. Tuition
Public Safety

6. Personnel Services

7. Expenses
Public Works

8. Personnel Services

9. Expenses

9a. Snow and Ice
Municipal Facilities

10. Personnel Services

1 1 . Expenses
Sewer Commission

12. Expenses
Cemetery Commission

13. Personnel Services

14. Expenses
Community Services

15. Personnel Services

16. Expenses
Library

1 7. Personnel Services

18. Expenses
Benefits and Insurance

19. Expenses
Debt & Interest

20. Non-Excluded

21. Excluded

SUBMITTED BY:

$1,420,555
$829,549

$45,017,232
School

$1,624,488

$21,525

$8,795,352
$1,106,711

$1,474,740
$3,192,154
$818,500

$656,744
$489,588

$4,500

$231,220
$44,900

$475,549
$222,750

$1,157,368
$387,087

$15,936,559

$3,842,349
$7,848,604

Town Manager

Majority

It was so voted

FY 2008 Annual Report

Page 3 1

Town meeting

f aum nMovepnment

Spring Town Meeting Actions
April 28 & May 1 , 2008

ARTICLE 5 . 1 move that the Town appropriate $2,244,647

from Sewer Enterprise receipts to operate the Sewer Enterprise

for Fiscal Year 2009:

Personnel Services S623,846

Expenses 51,620,801

Total $2,244,647

SUBMITTED BY: Town Manager
Majority

It nas so voted

ARTICLE 6. I move that the Town raise and appropriate
$150,000 to be used as a Reserve Fund at the discretion of the
Finance Committee for Fiscal Year 2009, as provided in Gen-
eral Laws Chapter 40, Section 6.

SUBMITTED BY:

Town Manager

Majority

It uas so voted

ARTICLE 7 . I move that the Town authorize revolving funds
under Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 44, Section 53E 'A
for the following departments in Fiscal Year 2009 with expen-
ditures from said funds shall be limited to a certain sum as
specified during Fiscal Year 2009:

Town Clerk: The receipts to be credited to the fund shall be
from the collection of fees from rabies clinic, pound and adop-
tion fees. The Town Clerk shall be authorized to spend money
from the fund for the purpose of providing improvements asso-
ciated with the dog pound and programs and expenses associ-
ated with the licensing of animals. Expenditures from the pro-
gram shall be limited to $10,000 during Fiscal Year 2009.
Council on Aging: The receipts to be credited to the fund shall
be from the collection of fees from the implementation of a
Senior Trip Program. The Council on Aging shall be author-
ized to spend money from the fund for the purpose of providing
transportation necessary for implementing a Senior Trip Pro-
gram. Expenditures from the Senior Trip program revolving
fund shall be limited to $300,000 during Fiscal Year 2009.
Police Department: The receipts to be credited to the fund
shall be from the collection of fees from the sale of used police
cruisers. The Police Department shall be authorized to spend
money from the fund for the purpose of purchasing communi-
cation equipment for newly acquired police cruisers. Expendi-
tures from the Police Cruiser revolving fund shall be limited to

$20,000 during Fiscal Year 2009.

Inspection Department: The receipts to be credited to the
fund shall be from the collection of fees from the Sealer of
Weights and Measures. The Inspection Department shall be
authorized to spend money from the fund for the purpose of
administering the services of the Sealer of Weights and Meas-
ures. Expenditures from the Weights and Measures revolving
fund shall be limited to $9,000 during Fiscal Year 2009.

SUBMITTED BY:

Town Manager

Majority

It was so voted

ARTICLE 8. I move that the Town appropriate $2,560,553
for the following capital projects:

And to fund said appropriation, that $7,720 be transferred from
ATM-06-14; $45,647.57 from ATM-07-12; and that the Treas-
urer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow an
amount, not to exceed $2,507,185.43 under Massachusetts
General Laws Chapter 44, Section 7 and 8 or any other ena-
bling authority to fund these obligations.

SUBMITTED BY:

Board of Selectmen

Town Manager

Capital Planning Committee

2/3rds Majority

It was so voted

Department Locution

Project

Expenditure

Planning & Development
Information Technology

Master Plan/Geographic

Information Systems

Network Replacement

$70,000
$250,000

Municipal Admin. Subtotal

$320,000

Fire

Staff Vehicle Replacement
Engine 3 Replacement

$35,000
$310,000

Puhln Safety Subtotal

$345,000

Eneineerinc
Hiehwav

Parks Division

Vi Ton Truck Replacement

Highway Garage Ventilation

One Ton Dump Truck

'/i Ton Truck Replacement
Pick Up Truck Replacement

$26,000
$35,000
$40,000
$26,000
$30,000

Public Works Subtotal

$157,000

Bvam Elementary

Westlands Elementarv

High School

Library

Council on Auinc

Floor Tile Replacement

Security - Enclose Stairwells

Carpet, Casework&Fumiture

Library, IDC

Lockers

Replace Telephone /Intercom

Parking Lot Repavement

S100.000
$80,000
$625,000

$270,000
$258,000
$26,993
$36,560

Public Facilities Subtotal

$1,396,553

Technology

Blade Servers - School

Blade Servers - Town

Smart Boards & Projectors

$200.(100
$40,000
$102,000

School Dept. Subtotal

$342,000

CAPITAL PROJECTS TOTAL

$2,5602553

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Town Meeting

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f oum government

Spring Town Meeting Actions
April 28 & May 1 , 2008

ARTICLE 9. I move that the Town authorize the Sewer
Commission to enter into an inter-municipal agreement with
the Chelmsford Water District pursuant to the provisions of
Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40, Section 4A, for the
purpose of including in the construction contract for the Robin
Hill Road Area Lateral Sewer Project, Contract No. 06-2, being
undertaken by the Sewer Commission certain water distribution
system upgrades in the same area, said inter-municipal agree-
ment to provide that the Chelmsford Water District shall be
responsible for paying the portion of the construction contract
price for those costs attributable to the water distribution up-
grades in the amount of S504, 198.00, plus engineering costs as
agreed to by the Sewer Commission and the Chelmsford Water
District, and to pay any additional costs that are due and pay-
able under the construction contract attributable to the water
distribution system upgrades provided any such additional
costs are incurred with the prior consent of the Chelmsford
Water District.

SUBMITTED BY: Town Manager

Majority
Withdrawn

ARTICLE 10. I move that the Town appropriate $12,500,000

for designing and constructing sewers, pump stations, and force
mains for Phases 4H and 41 of the Sewer Project, including
related legal, administrative and other pertinent expenses and
the acquisition by purchase, eminent domain, or otherwise of
all necessary easements and rights in land; that to meet this
appropriation, the Treasurer with the approval of the Board of
Selectmen, is authorized to borrow $12,500,000 under Massa-
chusetts General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 8(15); that the
Treasurer with the approval of the Board of Selectmen is au-
thorized to borrow all or a portion of such amount from the
Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust established
pursuant to Chapter 29C, as most recently amended by St.
1998, c. 78; and in connection therewith to enter into a loan
agreement and/or security agreement with the Trust and other-
wise to contract with the Trust and the Department of Environ-
mental Protection with respect to such loan and for any federal
and state aid available for the projects or for the financing
thereof; that the Board of Selectmen is authorized to enter into
a Project Regulatory Agreement with the Department of Envi-
ronmental Protection, to expend all funds available for the pro-
ject; that the Sewer Commission is authorized to contract for
and expend any federal, state or other aid available for the pro-
ject as set forth above; that the betterments shall be assessed by
the uniform unit method and that 100 percent of the project

costs including the payment of the principal of and interest on
any borrowing incurred pursuant to this vote, shall be paid
through funds transferred from the Sewer Betterment Special
Revenue Account, and through funds accumulated in the Sewer
Enterprise Fund through a $0.55 per 1,000 gallon increase to
the Sewer User Charges; and that the Sewer Commission is
authorized to take any other action necessary to carry out this
project.

SUBMITTED BY: Sewer Commission

2/3rds Majority
Withdrawn

ARTICLE 11 . I move that the Town authorize the Board of
Selectmen and/or the Sewer Commissioners to acquire any and
all temporary and/or permanent easements, and any property in
fee simple with the buildings and trees thereon by purchase,
eminent domain, or otherwise, for the property located in the
Town of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, and further described and
shown on a set of plans entitled "Plan of Sewer Easements in
Chelmsford, Massachusetts, Park Road/Cambridge Street Area
- Phase 4H Sewers" dated March 2008, a copy of which is on
file in the office of the Town Engineer and is incorporated
herein by reference, for the purpose of constructing and main-
taining sewers, pumping stations, and all other appurtenances
thereto; and I move that the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate from the stabilization fund, transfer or appropriate from
revenue sharing funds and/or borrow a certain sum of money to
defray all necessary costs, fees, and expenses in connection
with the acquisition of said land and for paying damages which
may be awarded as the result of any such taking.

SUBMITTED BY:

Sewer Commission
2/3rds Majority
Withdrawn

ARTICLE 12. No Action, (see warrant for actual wording)

SUBMITTED BY:

Town Manager

Majority

Withdrawn

ARTICLE 13 . I move that the Town transfer $25,000 from
the Sale of Graves and Lots to the Cemetery Improvement and
Development fund.

SUBMITTED BY:

Cemetery Commission

Majority

It was so voted

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ARTICLE 14 . I move that the Town hear and act on the re-
port of the Community Preservation Committee on the Fiscal
Year 2009 Community Preservation budget and:
A. Appropriate from FY2009 Community Preservation Fund
revenues $50,000 to meet the administrative expenses and all
other necessary and proper expenses of the Community Preser-
vation Committee for Fiscal Year 2009; and
B. Reserve for future appropriation amounts from FY2009
Community Preservation Fund revenues as recommended by
the Community Preservation Committee: (1) $126,700 for the
acquisition, creation and preservation of open space excluding
land for recreational use, (2) $126,700 for the acquisition and
preservation of historic resources, (3) $126,700 for the crea-
tion, preservation and support of community housing; (4)
$830,000 for the Community Preservation Fund FY2009 Budg-
eted Reserve; All other monies in the Community Preservation
Fund shall remain undesignated until further recommendations
by the Community Preservation Committee and action thereon
by the Town Meeting.
SUBMITTED BY: Community Preservation

Committee

Majority

It was so voted

ARTICLE 15 . 1 move that the Town transfer from the "North
Town Hall Roof account the sum of $21,752 to the Commu-
nity Preservation Fund Historic Reserve; transfer from the
"Riverside Cemetery" account the sum of $183 to the Commu-
nity Preservation Fund Historic Reserve; and transfer from the
"Chelmsford Arms" account the sum of $100,000 to the Com-
munity Preservation Fund Community Housing Reserve.
SUBMITTED BY: Community Preservation

Committee

Majority

It nas so \oted

ARTICLE 16 . I move that the Town appropriate $350,000
from the Community Preservation Fund Community Housing
Reserve for the creation of Community Housing by the
Chelmsford Housing Authority for the Harding/Putnam Street
Senior Affordable Housing Project.
SUBMITTED BY: Community

Preservation Committee

Majority

It was so voted

ARTICLE 17 . I move that the Town amend The Town Code,
Chapter 20, "Conservation Commission", Article I, § 20-1,
"Use Restrictions", and Article II, § 20-2, "Performance
Bonds", by deleting them in their entirety.
SUBMITTED BY: Conservation Commission

Majority

It was so voted

ARTICLE 18 . I move that the Town amend The Town Code,
Chapter 187, "Wetland Bylaw", § 187-21, "Violations and Pen-
alties", by deleting the section in its entirety and inserting a
new section 187-21 as follows;
§187-21. Violations and penalties.

Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or of any
conditions of a permit issued pursuant to it shall be punished in
accordance with Chapter I, Article II, § 1-2 "Non-Criminal
Disposition" of the General Code Each day or portion thereof
during which a violation continues shall constitute a separate
offense. This chapter may be enforced by the Conservation
Commission Agent or designee of the Conservation Commis-
sion, a town Police Officer or other

officer having police powers. Upon request of the Commis-
sion's, the Board of Selectmen and Town Counsel shall take
such legal action as may be necessary to enforce this chapter
and permits issued pursuant to it.
SUBMITTED BY: Conservation Commission

Majority
It was so voted

ARTICLE 19. I move that the Town amend The Town Code,
Chapter 187, "Wetland Bylaw", § 187-4, "Limitations on Con-
struction", sub-section B, by deleting it in its entirety and in-
serting a new sub-section B as follows;
B. The reconstruction, alteration, extension or structural
change of buildings existing on or before October 15, 1990,
shall be exempt from the provisions of (A) above; however
said work shall require approval from the Commission if within
its jurisdiction.
SUBMITTED BY: Conservation Commission

Majority

It was so voted

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ARTICLE 20 . I move that the Town amend The Town Code,
Chapter 195, "Zoning Bylaw", Article XX "Terminology", §
195-108, "Word usage and definitions" for purposes of adopt-
ing a definition for "Parking Lot / Area" as follows;
Parking Lot / Area - an off-street area, including parking
spaces, loading areas and all associated maneuvering areas
such as aisles, serving as an accessory use for the parking of
vehicles and available to the public as an accommodation for
clients, customers or employees.

SUBMITTED BY: Planning Board

2/3 rds Majority
It was so voted

ARTICLE 21 . I move that the Town amend The Town Code,
Chapter 195, "Zoning Bylaw", Article XIX "Administration
and Enforcement", § 195-104, "Site Plan Review", by deleting
sub-section A. (2), and inserting a new sub-section A. (2), as
follows;(2) Construction or expansion of a parking lot / area for
a municipal, institutional, commercial, industrial or multi-
family structure or purpose. Any construction or expansion
from 500 to 2,500 sq. ft. shall be a Minor Site Plan, per section
195-104G of this chapter. Any construction or expansion un-
der 500 sq. ft. shall be an Administrative approval from the
Community Development Director or the Board's authorized
designee.

SUBMITTED BY: Planning Board

2/3 rds Majority
It was so voted

ARTICLE 22. I move that the Town authorize the Board of
Selectmen to petition the General Court to enact legislation to
provide that the development by the Chelmsford Housing Au-
thority (or by any entity directly or indirectly owned, controlled
or managed by the Chelmsford Housing Authority or its board
members) of a new affordable housing project on land located
on the northwesterly side of Harding Street and northeasterly of
but not adjacent to Putnam Road containing 1 10,135 square
feet more or less, or any part thereof, shall not be subject to any
general or special law related to the procurement and award of
contracts for the design, construction, reconstruction, installa-
tion, demolition, maintenance or repair of any building by a
public agency, but shall remain subject to sections 25 to 27B,
inclusive, of chapter 149 of the General Laws. Contracts for
the construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling or re-
pair of any publicly owned works which service such project
and would otherwise be subject to section 39M of chapter 30 of
the General Laws shall not be exempted by the legislation from
said section 39M. Any conveyance of the land or the project,
whether by leasehold or fee estate, to a private entity shall be

subject to chapter 30B of the General Laws to the extent such
land or project is conveyed to an entity which is not directly or
indirectly owned, controlled or managed by the Chelmsford
Housing Authority or its board members on the date of the con-
veyance; provided that the General Court may vary the form
and substance of the requested legislation within the scope of
the general objectives of this petition.

SUBMITTED BY: Town Manager

Majority
It was so voted

ARTICLE 23. I move that the town approve the layout of the
Bruce Freeman Rail Trail as shown on a Right of Way and
Track Map entitled "Old Colony Railroad Company" dated
June 30, 1915, sheets 20-25 on file with the Town Clerk.
SUBMITTED BY: Town Manager

Majority
It was so voted

ARTICLE 24 I move to amend Section 137 of the Town
Code (Solid Waste) as follows:

1. Amend the first paragraph of section 137-2 by inserting the
highlighted text:

Restricted material: To insure compliance with the state solid
waste facility regulation, 310 CMR 19.017, which prohibits the
disposal as trash of certain recyclable materials, it shall be
unlawful to have the following materials disposed of in, or col-
lected with, the trash. The Town shall direct its contracted
waste hauler, including any hauler that removes trash from
town buildings not to collect any such visible recyclable mate-
rials with the trash. 2. Amend Section 137-4(D) (1) by adding
the highlighted text:

D. Funding for the above programs shall be through the

appropriation of funds by an Annual or Special Town Meeting
and/or the establishment of an annual or other periodic user or
subscriber fee or charge.

(1) In the event that funding for any or all solid waste programs
is derived from a Proposition 21/2 override, then those funds
shall be exclusively used for such services for the fiscal year
initially authorized for and all future years ("Override
Amount"). In each year succeeding the year in which a Propo-
sition 2 Vz override is approved to fund the solid waste pro-
grams of the Town, the Override Amount shall be calculated
for purposes of this by-law by adding 2 Vz percent to the previ-
ous year's Override Amount. For example, in 1992, the voters
of the Town approved a Proposition 2 Vz override in the amount
of $1,655,000 to fund solid waste programs for Fiscal Year
1993.

In accordance with the requirements of this by-law, therefore,
in Fiscal Year 1994, the Override Amount would have in-
creased by $41,375.00, 2 Vz percent, to $1,696,375. In 1995,

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June 12, 2008

the Override Amount would have increased by S42,409, 2 l A
percent, to $1,738,784. Carried forward, the Override Amount
for Fiscal Year 2009 shall be 2 Vi percent greater than the Fis-
cal Year 2008 Override Amount, or $2,456,856. All such solid
waste programs shall include service to all single-family resi-
dences and all multifamily complexes. [Added 4-27-1992 STM
by Art. 2]

(a) The Town Manager shall, when presenting a budget to
Town Meeting, specifically account for such funds,
(b) In the event that Town Meeting shall, in any Fiscal Year
raise and appropriate an amount for solid waste programs that
is less than the Override Amount as calculated in accordance
with Section 137-4(D)(2), the Town Manager shall include on
the warrant for the Fall Town Meeting during the same Fiscal
Year an article to transfer from free cash, if available, for the
purpose of reducing the Town's tax rate the amount of the
difference between the Override Amount and the amount actu-
ally expended by the Town for solid waste programs. In the
alternative, Town Meeting may transfer the surplus to a Solid
Waste and Recycling Stabilization Fund. This paragraph shall
apply regardless of whether the Board of Selectmen institutes
a user fee to pay for all or a portion of the Town's solid waste
programs for that Fiscal Year, and the Override Amount, for
purposes of this by-law, shall not be reduced by the amount
collected pursuant to said user fee.

3. Amend Section 137-4(D) (3) by adding the highlighted
text: In the event that a user or subscriber fee or charge is es-
tablished, said funds will be accounted for and maintained in a
program-specific enterprise fund or account. Such fund shall
be administered by the Town Accountant in accordance with
applicable state laws, rules and regulations concerning this
type of account. The Town may only charge indirect costs to
the program-specific enterprise fund in accordance with the
regulations and requirements of the Massachusetts Department
of Revenue.

3. Add a new section 137-4 O to read as follows:

O. The Town shall provide a leaf pickup and disposal service
for residents of the Town as part of the Town's solid waste
program. The Town is hereby authorized to utilize appropriate
Town-owned land for a leaf composting operation, subject to
all regulatory requirements

SUBMITTED BY: Citizen Petition

2/3rds Majority

Defeated

ARTICLE 1. I move that the Town appropriate the sum of
$ 1 6,000,000 for designing and constructing sewers, pump sta-
tions, and force mains for the completion of the Town's Sewer
Project, including related legal, administrative and other perti-
nent expenses and the acquisition by purchase, eminent do-
main, or otherwise of all necessary easements and rights in
land, including without limitation all costs thereof as defined in
Section 1 of Chapter 29C; that to meet this appropriation, the
Treasurer with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is au-
thorized to borrow $ 1 6,000,000 under Massachusetts General
Laws, Chapter 44, Section 8(15) and/or Chapter 29C, or any
other enabling authority; that the Treasurer with the approval of
the Board of Selectmen is authorized to borrow all or a portion
of such amount from the Massachusetts Water Pollution Abate-
ment Trust established pursuant to Chapter 29C, as most re-
cently amended; and in connection therewith to enter into a
loan agreement and/or security agreement with the Trust and
otherwise to contract with the Trust and the Department of En-
vironmental Protection with respect to such loan and for any
federal and state aid available for the projects or for the financ-
ing thereof; that the Board of Selectmen is authorized to enter
into a Project Regulatory Agreement with the Department of
Environmental Protection, to expend all funds available for the
project; that the Sewer Commission is authorized to contract
for and expend any federal, state or other aid available for the
project as set forth above; that the betterments shall be assessed
by the uniform unit method and that while any bonds or notes
issued under this vote shall be general obligations of the Town,
it is the intent of the Town that 100 percent of the project costs
including the payment of the principal of and interest on any
borrowing incurred pursuant to this vote, shall be paid through
funds transferred from the Sewer Betterment Special Revenue
Account, and through funds accumulated in the Sewer Enter-
prise Fund through an increase to the Sewer User Charges; and
that the Sewer Commission is authorized to take any other
action necessary to carry out this project.

SUBMITTED BY: Sewer Commission

2/3 's vote
It was so voted

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ARTICLE 2 . I move that the Town authorize the Board of
Selectmen and/or the Sewer Commissioners to acquire any and
all temporary and/or permanent easements, and any property in
fee simple with the buildings and trees thereon by purchase,
eminent domain, or otherwise, for the property located in the
Town of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, and further described and
shown on a set of plans entitled "Plan of Sewer Easements in
Chelmsford, Massachusetts, Park Road/Cambridge Street Area
- Phase 4H Sewers" dated March 2008, a copy of which is on
file in the office of the Town Engineer and is incorporated
herein by reference, for the purpose of constructing and main-
taining sewers, pumping stations, and all other appurtenances
thereto; and that the funds for such acquisition having been
appropriated under Article 1 at this Special Town Meeting, to
defray all necessary costs, fees, and expenses in connection
with the acquisition of said land and for paying damages which
may be awarded as the result of any such taking.

SUBMITTED BY: Sewer Commission

2/3's vote
It was so voted

ARTICLE 3. I move that the Town authorize the Sewer
Commission to enter into an inter-municipal agreement with
the Chelmsford Water District pursuant to the provisions of
Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40, Section 4A, for the
purpose of including in the construction contract for the Robin
Hill Road Area Lateral Sewer Project, Contract No. 06-2, being
undertaken by the Sewer Commission certain water distribution
system upgrades in the same area, said inter-municipal agree-
ment to provide that the Chelmsford Water District shall be
responsible for paying the portion of the construction contract
price for those costs attributable to the water distribution up-
grades in the amount of $504,198.00, plus engineering costs as
agreed to by the Sewer Commission and the Chelmsford Water
District, and to pay any additional costs that are due and pay-
able under the construction contract attributable to the water
distribution system upgrades provided any such additional
costs are incurred with the prior consent of the Chelmsford
Water District.

SUBMITTED BY: Sewer Commission

Majority vote
It was so voted

ARTICLE 1 I move that the Town approve a Tax Increment
Financing Agreement between the Town and Arbor Networks,
Inc., substantially in the form as is on file with the Town Clerk
(the "TIF Agreement") and distributed to the voters at this Spe-
cial Town Meeting, pursuant to GL c. 40, §59, and confirm the
Board of Selectmen's selection of the location of the project as
an Economic Opportunity Area ("the 6 Omni Way Economic
Opportunity Area"), and authorize the Board of Selectmen to
submit an Economic Opportunity Area Application, Tax Incre-
ment Financing Plan, and Certified Project Application to the
Massachusetts Economic Assistance Coordinating Council, all
relating to the project as described in the TIF Agreement to be
located in the 6 Omni Way Economic Opportunity Area, and to
take such other actions as may be necessary to obtain approval
of the Certified Project Application, the Economic Opportunity
Area, the Tax Increment Financing Plan and TIF Zone and to
implement the TIF Agreement.

SUBMITTED BY:

Board of Selectmen
Majority Vote
It was so voted

Photographs by Don Miffitt

g'T-y

Photographs by Stephen Mayotte

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Community development

Evan Belansky

Community development Director

The Department experienced significant transition
during the past year. After thirteen years working for the
Town, Andrew Sheehan, the Community Development Direc-
tor, resigned. In addition, Trillium Levine, Conservation Agent
& GIS Manager, also resigned.

The vacancies were filled with the hiring of Evan
Belansky as the Community Development Director and Darren
Guertin as the Conservation Agent & GIS Manager.

During the transition period, Janet Murphy, Principal
Clerk, did a remarkable job of keeping the Department func-
tioning.

The Department continued to provide administrative
and technical staff support to the Planning Board, Conservation
Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals in addition to man-
aging community and economic development projects, grant
administration, coordinating improvements to conservation
lands, and interfacing with residents, developers, and other
municipal staff.

^menl

Specifically, the Department managed the Town's
economic development program by contracting with a consult-
ant to assist with developing an Economic Development Profile
and Assessment. The Department provided technical assis-
tance and support to the Town Manager and Board of select-
men during the discussions to attract several new businesses to
Town; ultimately resulting in the approval of a Tax Increment
Financing Plan with Arbor Networks.

The Department initiated an update to its webpage in
an attempt to provide more information to its customers. In
addition, the Department, with assistance from the Town's GIS
consultant, successfully completed an updated version of the
Town's web based GIS system.

Community Development
Departmental Staff

Evan Belansky
Community Development Director

Darren Guertin
Conservation Agent & GIS Manager

Janet Murphy
Principal Clerk II

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Community Development

Qnlamtwui' \8&acwd

The Planning Board is responsible for insuring
that the development of land in Chelmsford meets the
criteria set forth in State and local land use regulations.
The process involves the review of lot divisions, defini-
tive and preliminary subdivisions, site plans, and special
permits. The Planning Board strives to maintain the
character of Chelmsford and enforce the provisions of the
1997 Master Plan.

In 2008, the Planning Board and staff drafted
three amendments to the Zoning ByLaw relative to en-
forcement powers for Town employees, the definition of
a parking lot, and proposed fees for Planning Board re-
view of parking lots to be constructed. After conducting
advertised public hearings, the Board voted to recom-
mend endorsement of these proposed changes. The war-
rant articles were placed on the Spring 2008 Town Meet-
ing Warrant and approved.

Long time member Robert Morse ended his ser-
vice in April 2008. James Lane was elected Member,
and Colleen Stansfield was appointed Alternate Member.

First row: Colleen Stansfield, Ann McGuigan, Pamela Armstrong,
Susan Carter Sullivan, Second row: Robert Joyce, James Lane,
George Zaharoolis, Richard Johnson

Pamela Armstrong

Chair

Ann McGuigan

Vice Chair

James Lane

Clerk

George Zaharoolis

Susan Carter Sullivan

Robert Joyce

Richard Johnson

Colleen Stansfield

alternate

STAFF:

Evan Belansky

Community Development Director

James Pearson, DPW Director
Janet Murphy, Principal Clerk II

PROJECT REVIEWS

Site Plans 7

Minor Site Plans 6

Site Plan Modifications 6

Approval Not Required Plans 1

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Community Development

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In October of 2008 the Commission hired Agent/
Planner Darren Guertin taking the place of former Conserva-
tion Agent Trill Levine who resigned.

In FY08 the Conservation Commission began to re-
view and improve the wetlands bylaw, regulations, and poli-
cies. Three warrant articles were presented at Spring Town
Meeting to delete the existing 1969 use restrictions, clarify
enforcement and improve language to help understand limita-
tions to construction. The Commission will continue to review
the bylaw with the intent of updating it to current conservation
standards and is expected to submit those changes to Town
Meeting in FY09. New Land Use Restrictions for Conserva-
tion reservations were adopted and can be found posted at all
reservations and on the Conservation Commission website;
http://www.townofchelmsford.us/Conservation-
Commission.cfm

The Town purchased the Walter Lewis property off
Acton Road/Robin Hill Road with CPC funding for purposes
of conservation and open space. The Commission will partici-
pate in the management and re-use of the property

With a lot of help from Phil Stanway and the volun-
teers of the Chelmsford Open Space Stewardship Committee,
http: //www. thechelmsfordian.com , the Commission continued
to make improvements to its reservations, town forests, and
conservation lands. The annual Thanksgiving Walk organized
by the Open Space Stewardship Committee at Thanksgiving
Forest was a tremendous hit with over 200 residents attending.
The Stewards made major improvements to Red Wing Farm
including a connecting path to the Freeman rail trail, restora-
tion of four fields with an apple orchard, installation of five
stone benches, various plantings and the replacement of a col-
lapsed culvert with a bridge crossing. The Chelmsford Garden
Club in collaboration with Jones Farm planted a butterfly gar-
den and the Chelmsford Women of Today also contributed
with the donation of a picnic table. At Russell Mill Town For-
est six miles of mountain bike trails were restored and up-
graded. At Crooked Spring Reservation Eagle Scout Jesse
Tang-Kong's project was approved for trail maintenance and
the construction of a bridge. At Deep Brook Reservation two
bridges were constructed. At Wright Reservation a bridge re-
placement was constructed and Lucy Schultz designed a self
guided tree walk map for guests to identify twenty-five differ-
ent species of trees at the reservation. Lucy's map handout can
be obtained at the Town Library, Conservation Office and the
Stewardship Website; http://www.thechelmsfordian.coni.
thechelmsfordian/ .

The Commission established a Conservation Donation Fund for
the maintenance of reservation land in which generous contri-

David McLachlan. Chairman

Brian Reidy, Vice Chairman

William R. (Bob) Greenwood

William Vines

Tony Omobono

Ruth Luna

Christopher Garrahan

Staff:

Darren Guertin

Conservation Officer

butions were made by Country Lane Garden Club, David &
Jean McLachlan and the Chelmsford Business Association who
also directly underwrote the gasoline required for the mainte-
nance of Red Wing Farm. Other contributions were made by
Parsons Earth Products, Jones Farm, Charles Wojtas, Riely
Plumbing, Agway, Moores Lumber and the Boy Scouts and
Girl Scouts. The Community Preservation Committee made
funds available for improvements and maintenance to the
Town's open space including conservation land.

As has been the case for several decades, the majority of the
Conservation Commission's time was devoted to wetlands pro-
tection. The Commission reviewed a total of 72 applications
under the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act and Chelms-
ford Wetlands Bylaw. Of these applications 38 were for Re-
quests for Determination of Applicability (RDA), 14 were for
Notices of Intent (NOI), 2 were for Abbreviated Notices of
Resource Area Delineation (ANRAD), 14 were for Requests
for Certificate of Compliance (COC) and 4 were for a Request
for an Extension to Order of Conditions (REO).

WETLANDS PERMITS FY'08

requests for determination 38

Notices of Intent 1 4

abr. notice of Resource Area Delineation 2

Certificates of Compliance 1 4

Extension to Order of Condition 7

Total 72

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KDowwumitM &re6ewaMow/ Kyotnmittee

The Community Preservation Act (CPA) provides a
source of funding for Open Space Preservation, Historic Pres-
ervation and Affordable Housing. At the April 2006 Town
election, the voters enacted an increase in the CPA surcharge;
the surcharge was increased to 1.5% from 0.5%. Along with
the increase two additional exemptions were passed; a low-
income individual and family exemption, and a moderate-
income senior exemption. The State supplies matching funds
from an account created specifically for the CPA. The FY2008
State Match of $524,702 will be received this fall.

The CPC was proud to complete its first land acquisi-
tion using CPA funds! This Spring, the Town closed on the
acquisition of over 22 acres of farmland, known locally as the
"Lewis Farm", land formerly owned by the late Walter Lewis.
The CPC offers it's thanks to the property owners; George
Dole and Linda Dole of Shelburne Falls, MA, and to our Town
Manager, Paul Cohen, for all their efforts in making the acqui-
sition go smoothly.

The Lewis Farm currently has two active farming ten-
ants, and there are plans for using a portion of the land for
Community Gardens with the assistance of the Chelmsford
Open Space Stewardship.

Another important project that has received CPC
funding this year is the development funding for the creation of
up to 45 units of Senior Affordable Housing and Housing for
the Disabled. The housing will be located near the Senior Cen-
ter. The Chelmsford Housing Authority is driving this vital
project.

The CPC thanks Donna Newcomb for her many years
of membership on the CPC. We also welcome member Jim
Lane as the new Planning Board appointee. We would also like
to note the passing of Robert Hall, a long time past member of
the CPC.

An application for requesting CPA funding for His-
toric Preservation, Affordable Housing, and Open Space and
Recreation projects is available at the Community Develop-
ment Dept.

Duly reported,

Robert Morse, Chairman
Community Preservation
Committee

Community Preservation Committee

Chairman Robert Morse, Planning Board

Philip Eliopoulos, Board of Selectmen

David Hedison, Housing Authority Appointee

Ruth Luna, Conservation Commission

Rebecca Markey, Citizen Appointee

Donna Newcomb, Citizen Appointee

James Pearson, dpw Director

Linda Prescott, Clerk-Historic Commission

Evan Belansky, Community Development

MEMBERS:

John Blake, Chairman

Eileen Duffy. Vice Chairman

John Coppinger

Len Richards

William Gilet

Joel Luna, Alternate Member

Jim Begley, Alternate Member

JudyTavano, Alternate Member

STAFF MEMBERS:

Evan Belansky

Community Development Director

Janet Murphy

Zoning Board Administrator

The Board of Appeals hears petitions for Variances,
Special Permits, Comprehensive Permits, and appeals of the
Building Inspector's rulings. The Board in FY2008 granted 10
Variances and 3 Special Permits.

One Comprehensive Permit application filed under
Chapter 40B was approved. The development is entitled
"Choice Village," a 37 unit low income senior development at
19 Sheila Avenue, proposed by the Chelmsford Housing Au-
thority. One Local Initiative Program (LIP) was approved at 5
B Street for one affordable unit.

Monitoring continued on several other Comprehensive
Permits projects under construction. The Board continues to
follow the progress of litigation involving two that were ap-
pealed to the Courts.

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Public Education

Donald R. Yeoman, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools

School Committee: Bottom L-R: . Superintendent Donald Yeoman, ED.D.,
Christina H. Walsh, Angelo J. Taranto, Top L-R: Katherine Duffetl, Kevin
Porter, Evelyn S. Thoren

The membership of the Chelmsford School Commit-
tee in April of 2007 included; Mrs. Kathy Duffett, Chair; Mrs.
Christina Walsh, Vice Chair; Mrs. Evelyn Thoren, Secretary;
Members at Large; Mr. Angelo Taranto and Mr. Kevin Porter,
and Sean Deshaies, Student Representative. Central Admini-
stration for the Chelmsford School Department included Dr.
Donald R. Yeoman, Superintendent of Schools; Dr. Karen
Mazza, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction;
Mr. Robert Cruickshank, Business Manager; Mrs. Dory Top-
pan, Director of Personnel; and Mr. Bruce Forster, Director of
Educational Technology and Information Services.

This year district team members spent hundreds of
extra hours providing financial information to the public as the
community studied town finances. Monthly, and sometimes
weekly, presentations were made to government officials and
town citizens so that residents understood why our community
has not been receiving adequate state support. These presenta-
tions also included historical budget information about the suc-
cess of district efficiency and economy efforts in areas such as
energy conservation. Spiking energy costs have had not only a
negative impact on our district's utility bills, but also on the
price we pay for goods delivered to schools such as books, sup-
plies, food, and equipment. The many detailed analyses were
most specific.

The district developed three initial alternative plans to
reduce the budget if the override ballot question failed. Plan
development took many months to complete, and one plan was
selected.

Since the override ballot question did fail in April, that
plan has gone into effect with one school closing for students in
Kindergarten through grade 4. The students from that school
(Westlands) have all been transferred to other schools within the
District. Because of this shift in students, all elementary schools
had to be redistricted, and students from each of the other four
elementary schools had to move to other schools to help balance
the school population for each school.

In the end, 44 employment positions were cut. These
included persons from all categories of our staff (administration,
teachers, custodians, food service workers, secretaries, aides,
nurses, etc.) The District is now leaner in staffing than it has
been in years.

For the first time in history students were charged to
ride the bus to school in Chelmsford. Each child was assessed
S200 if they lived 2 miles or closer to school and were in grades
K-6 (per state law). All students in grades 7-12 who registered
to ride the bus were assessed $200 each. Only students who
received free or reduced lunches or who had special education
disabilities requiring transportation out-of-town to a special
school or facility received free transportation under the federal
law.

Athletic fees increased dramatically along with student
activity fees and student parking fees. Specifically athletic fees
increased from $200 to $300 for the first sport, from $150 to
$250 for the second sport, and from $100 to $200 for the third
sport per athlete. Last year there was a family cap of $600.
This year there is no family cap. The student parking fee in-
creased from $180 to $200 as well. The District saved taxpayers
$200,000 per year for the next 3 years by changing the transpor-
tation company that transports in-town special education stu-
dents. Over the years this will help keep spending down.

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FY 2008 Annual Report

Public Education

TJ^^W '@$Me 0eAo<di

donald r. yeoman, ed.d.
Superintendent of Schools

It took five months to redistrict, establish a transporta-
tion system for pay, make all the cuts in personnel, transfer
existing personnel from building to building according to our
various negotiated contracts because of the shifts in students,
and clean and repair our buildings with less staff. School be-
gan on time.

Although the District focused on this priority and the
massive number of additional issues this subject created, stu-
dents once again achieved at higher levels than ever before.
Much thanks goes to teachers, coordinators, building and cen-
tral administrators, and support staff for the terrific work they
accomplished resulting in this distinguished achievement.

I am most pleased with the increasing academic suc-
cess of our students. Strong recruitment, selection, and staff
development programs have resulted in the cutting-edge
teacher skill I witness each day as I visit classrooms. And the
strength of our curricula is a direct result of strategic curricular
planning. These programs, combined with the diligent efforts
of our talented teachers and students, have ensured increasing
student success.

tinue down-sizing places this mission in jeopardy. To that end
we look forward to continuing to work together with the Town
and with State Legislators to provide the supports and services
our students and our town need and deserve. Although there
will continue to be financial challenges ahead, we look to the
future with optimism as we work together with the Town to im-
prove our community.

Respectfully submitted,

Donald R. Yeoman, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools

ENROLLMENT

School

FY07

ACTUAL

FY08
ACTUAL

FY09
Projected

Elementary

2130

2107

2090

Middle

1675

1691

1705

High School

1690

1687

1646

total

5495

5,485

5441

The fiber optic cable network project connecting the
schools and the Town has gone smoothly. Fibers will come
together in a centralized hub at the school district's Central
Administrative Office. This fiber system will increase technol-
ogy speed and usability for students as well as for District and
Town staff improving efficiency.

I am especially pleased with the patience and support
of our students and parents as many changes are being imple-
mented at the same time to save money because of the failed
override. I thank staff members at all levels who have dili-
gently worked with such patience with the change process. As
you know, it is most difficult to change so many things at once
when so many different people and programs which affect each
other are involved.

Our concern now is for the future. As the economy is
in a downswing, and Chelmsford continues to be disadvantaged
by the present Chapter 70 funding formula, we continue to be
concerned about the ability of the District to meet increases in
fixed costs despite the significant down-sizing and expense
reductions the District has made. Our mission is to improve
the school system and learning results for students. To con-

Photographs by Stephen Mayotte

FY 2008 Annual Report

Page 43

Public Education

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Judith L. Klimkiewicz, Ph.D.
Nashoba Superintendent

Nashoba Valley Technical High School is a regional technical
high school established in 1969 to serve students grades 9-12
and also provides post-graduate programs for those between
the ages of 18 and 25 years old. Nashoba has earned an im-
pressive reputation for producing community leaders as well as
providing community service. With an enrollment of approxi-
mately 700 students from seven communities, Nashoba Valley
Technical High School offers career preparation in 16 technical
programs

The Year in Review

In 2008 Nashoba added a music teacher to its faculty.
It is the first time in the school's history the school has had
music in its course selections, which will bring more opportu-
nities to study all areas of the TV Media/Theatre Arts industry.

Nashoba is working to advance its green initiative
with an energy audit to assist the school with alternative energy
source designation that will save on the soaring costs of fossil
fuels. Additionally, all construction technical fields will be
constructing and maintaining these alternative energy sources.
We will also the first school in the Commonwealth to use water
borne paints in our Autobody Program. This reduces, accord-
ing to research, the volatile gases by approximately 90%. We
have even involved our school committee in our green initia-
tive by emailing agenda packets to save on paper waste and the
cost of mailing.

Nashoba continues as a satellite campus for Fitchburg
State College with many professional development and ad-
vanced graduate matriculation opportunities for our teachers
and administrators. Classes have been well attended and inter-
esting to all participants.

Finally, NVTHS continues to improve its post secon-
dary opportunities for students with multiple new articulation
programs with public and private colleges, as well as, immedi-
ate career placement with our ever increasing business and
industry partners.

Vocational-Technical Programs

(Sicondar\ & Post Graduate)

Auto Collision Repair & Refinishing Design & Visual Communications

Automotive Technology

Banking, Marketing & Retail

Business Automation Technology

Carpentry/Cabinet Making

Cosmetology

Culinary Arts/Hotel Restaurant Mgt.

Dental Assisting

Electrical Technology

Electronics/Robotics

Engineering Technology

Health Assisting/Early Edu. & Care

Machine Tool Technology

Plumbing/Heating

TV Media Production/Theatre Arts

Chelmsford NVTHS School Committee Members

Donald Ayer

Samuel Poulten, Secretary

Ralph Hulslander Alternate Robert Joyce

Special Academic Programs

Advanced Placement Honors and College Preparatory courses
are available in all core subjects. Foreign language and addi-
tional educational courses are offered for all four years for all
interested students.
Dual Enrollment

Juniors who are eligible and recommended by teachers/
administration may elect to enter the Dual Enrollment Program
and take courses the junior and senior year at a two- or four-
year public college or private institution in Massachusetts or
New Hampshire. Upon completion, they receive their high
school diploma from Nashoba and one or two years of college
credit. More than 30 students in recent years have graduated
with an Associates degree from college and their high school
diploma at the same time. Also, individual study programs for
talented students are directed to their area of excellence. Many
of our students are accepted at such distinguished institutions
as MIT, Ithaca College, Emerson College, Boston University,
and University of Massachusetts, among others.
Student Activities

Nashoba sponsors an extensive program in intra-scholastic
sports including varsity teams in 10 high school sports with
equal opportunities for both male and female students. Other
extracurricular activities include Student Council, National
Honor Society, Yearbook, Students Against Destructive Deci-
sions, Skills USA, Student Leadership, Peer Mediation, and
many special interest clubs. No user fees are imposed on any
sport, school sponsored club or activity.
Continuing & Community Education

More than 700 adult students attended the Continuing Commu-
nity Education Program in late afternoon and evenings at Na-
shoba. More information can be found on the NVTHS website.
Community Service Projects

Nashoba is unique in its approach to community service and its
relationship to its district towns. Students are expected to go
with their instructors to areas of our district to work on commu-
nity service projects that have been approved and selected for
their benefit to the community and the learning of our students.
The students perform necessary work for the district towns.
The Community Service Program educates students in a real
world setting and allows the towns the benefit of viewing Na-
shoba students at work and having a major project completed
without expending limited town resources for capital improve-
ment. Samples of projects completed for Chelmsford recently
are: a housing authority vehicle repaired and painted; electrical
work in Hillock House and plumbing in Garrison House; the
construction of a handicap ramp and other building repairs at
the Paul Center and many luncheons for various clubs and de-
partments.

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FY 2008 Annual Report

Public Safety

James F. Murphy
Chief of Police

I respectfully submit the FY2008 Annual Report for
the Police Department. At the present time, the department has
a sworn complement of 52 officers. In total, over 33,000 calls
for service were handled by the department.

The philosophy at the police department continues to
emphasize community policing concepts. In working in part-
nership with the residents and business people, the department
continues to address and resolve issues of concern throughout
the community.

The department continues to focus on priority areas
related to traffic, disturbance and nuisance issues, and drug and
alcohol violations. These quality of life issues are of para-
mount importance in maintaining safety and security through-
out the town.

The department is also continuing in the process of
seeking statewide certification with the Massachusetts Police
Accreditation Commission. This process involves the review
and revision of rules and regulations, as well as policies and
procedures within the department. This process will enhance
professionalism in the department, and will help ensure consis-
tency and uniformity within the agency.

On May 15, 2008, the police department dedicated its
Roll Call Room in the name of Donald F. Adams. Officer Ad-
ams was a Chelmsford Police Officer killed in the line of duty
in 1927. The ceremony, which took place on Police Officer's
Memorial Day, was attended by numerous family members,
police personnel and town officials.

Finally, the Town of Chelmsford experienced one of
the most violent crimes ever, on July 30, 2007. On this date, an
armed, masked intruder broke into a residence in the early
morning hours, and assaulted a young female victim. Through
the valiant and heroic efforts of the parents, the intruder was
forcibly restrained, and held by the parents until officers ar-
rived and placed him under arrest. After a short investigation,
the suspect was implicated in two previous homicides in New
Jersey and Pennsylvania. The suspect has pleaded guilty in our
Chelmsford incident, and was sentenced to 25-30 years in state
prison. I would like to commend the victims in this case, and
also the officers involved in the arrest and investigation of the
suspect.

GRANTS

State Community Policing Grant
State Governor's Highway Safety Grant
Bicycle Helmet Award

$36,000.00
$12,000.00

APPOINTMENTS

John Poor was appointed as a Public Safety Dispatcher 10/4/07
Francis Goode was promoted to Sergeant after 13 years as a
Patrol Officer.

RETIREMENTS

Inspector Kenneth Duane retired from the police department

after 33 years of service.

Dispatcher Kevin Proulx left on September 14, 2007, after 10

years of employment.

Patrol Officer Joseph Crowley transferred to the Cambridge,

MA Police Department after 6 years of service.

MISSION STATEMENT

We, the Chelmsford Police Department, in partnership with our
community are committed to maintaining the peace, protecting
life and property, and providing professional law enforcement
and crime prevention services. We accept the challenge of
reducing the fear of crime by the prevention of criminal activ-
ity. We shall provide these services with compassion, dignity,
and a proficiency within the framework of the United States
Constitution. To enhance the quality of life for all citizens, we
will cooperate with other agencies and groups to resolve com-
munity concerns. To fulfill our mission, the Chelmsford Police
Department will provide a supportive work environment that
fosters the professional development of its members.

Service will be our commitment...

Honor and Integrity our mandate.

OBJECTIVE

To provide the citizens of Chelmsford the safest community
within the Commonwealth by education, enforcing the laws
and eliciting community participation and cooperation.
I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the Board of
Selectmen, Town Manager and other town departments and
personnel, for the excellent cooperation given to the Police
Department.

I would also like to thank and recognize both sworn and non-
sworn personnel of this Department for outstanding perform-
ance of duty.

Respectfully submitted,

Chief James F. Murphy

FY 2008 Annual Report

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Public Safety

CHIEF OF POLICE

James F. Murphy

DEPUTY CHIEF

Scott Ubele

LIEUTENANTS

Daniel J. Ahern

John A. Roark

Edward F. Smith

James M. Spinney Jr.

Colin C. Spence

SERGEANTS

Todd D. Ahern

Paul E. Cooper

Philip R. Dube

J. Ronald Gamache

Edward F. Quinn

Jeffrey J. Bernier

Gary A. Hannagan

Francis J. Goode, Jr.

INSPECTORS

Bureau of Investigative

Services

Gail F. Beaudoin

Jeffrey A. Blodgett

George A. Tyros

Craig E. Walsh

Juvenile Officer/
Domestic Violence Officer

Rebecca A. Tyros

Crime prevention Officer

Jennifer L. Bellissimo

DEPARTMENT CRIMINAL

PROSECUTO R

LOWELL DISTRICT COURT

Sergeant E. Michael Rooney

TRAFFIC DIVISION

COMMUNITY

RESPONSE UNIT

MOTORCYCLE UNIT

Sgt. Francis P. Kelly

David R. Tine

David M. Leo, K-9

Paul E. Richardson

PATROL OFFICERS

Timothy B. Bourke

Jason Callahan

Bruce A. Darwin

Steven J. Doole

Steven M. Fredericks

John R. Goffin

Daniel P. Goguen

Jason P. Hanscom

Steven Hawkins

Andrew N. LoPilato

David F. Mackenzie

John J. McGeown

Peter C. McGeown

Brian F. Mullen

Robert J. Murphy, Jr.

Jason Poor

Daniel T. Reid, Jr.

Brian R. Richard

Anthony Spinazola

Daniel J. Sullivan

Sean F. Swift

Jonathan P. Tays

Francis P. Teehan

Gary R. White

Christopher D. Zaher

Nicholas Ziminsky

FULLTIME CIVILIAN
DISPATCHERS

Kathleen A. Bennett

David J. DeFreitas

Richard A. Demers

Lisa M. Desmond

Timothy A. Goode

John M. Poor

Kim Sandberg

Christian W. Seminatore

William H. Vaughn

DEPARTMENTAL ASSISTANT

Mary Jane Grant

PRINCIPAL CLERKS

Donna A. Fox

Sandra A. Hall

Diane M. Morgan

MAINTENANCE

CarlW. Koch
MECHANIC

Franklyn R. Fader

^JSuodliaAW ^notice

Sergeant Francis P. Kelly
Auxiliary Police

For the year 2008 the Auxiliary Police Unit as-
sisted the regular force at numerous motor vehicle
accidents scenes and other traffic control inci-
dents. Overall the Auxiliary Police Unit donated
819 hours at various assigned duties and events.

I would like to thank all members of the Auxil-
iary Unit for their great efforts and commitment
over the past year.

Respectfully submitted,

Sgt. Francis P. Kelly
Auxiliary Commander

Auxiliary Unit

Capt. Ralph Roscoe
Capt. Kevin Proulx
Sgt. Peter Ravanis

Sgt. David Tyler

Sgt. Peter Kulisich

Sgt. Leo Tousignant

Sgt. Kathleen Bennett

Ptl. Tracey Callahan

Ptl. Mark Cianci
Ptl. Richard Demers

Ptl. Brian Jones

Ptl. Michael Martell

Ptl. Roy Philbrick

Ptl. Kim Sandberg

Ptl. Christian Seminatore

Ptl. Marina Silvio

Ptl. Daniel Simard

Ptl. Kathryn Woessner

Auxiliary Officers in Training

Ryan Bellemere
Donald DeMarco

AUXILIARY STATISTICS

...,1 54

School Property Checks

Town Property Checks

777

860

1.791

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FY 2008 Annual Report

Public Safety

POLICE DEPARTMENT RECEIPTS

Permits, Fines, Tickets and Fees $24,525.75

Parking Tickets $ 1 1 .448.00

Lowell District Court Revenues $8,504.00

RMV Disbursements $ 1 85,975.00

Towing Receipts $41 ,01 5.00

TOTAL $271,467.75

Calls Answered by Cruisers 33,410

Summons Served 385

Accidents Reported 1 ,030

Fatal Accidents

Personal Injury Accidents 135

Citations Issued 3,276

Parking Violations Issued 269

Restraining Orders Served 1 02

Protective Custody 20

Alarm Calls Responded to by Cruisers 1 ,574

Medical Calls 2,464

Suspicious Activity Calls 1 .445

Disturbance Calls 880

Domestic Calls 307

O.U.I 52

Adult Arrests 450

Juvenile Arrests 35

TOTAL 485

To be Dismissed 26

Nolle Prosecution 1 27

Filed Without Change of Plea 44

Continued at Hearing/Dismissed 93

Case Closed 2

Continued 42

Dismissed 461

Default 251

Guilty 135

No Disposition Needed 1 8 1

Pre-Trial Probation 47

Request Denied 9

Responsible/Filed 163

Not Responsible 27

Not Guilty 28

Placed on Probation 14

No Complaint to Issue 6

Continued Without a Finding 203

Summons to Issue 9

assessed Court Costs 1

Total Findings 1 ,869

Erik E. Merrill

Animal Control Officer

The Animal Control
Officer responds to a variety of
animal and wildlife calls
throughout the community.
Those calls involving public
safety or public welfare will be
addressed by the Animal Con-
trol Officer. I would like to
remind all residents that calls
such as removal of animals
from chimneys, under porches,
or inside attics must be handled
by a private pest control company.

I would like to also remind all pet owners that it is their re-
sponsibility to insure that their pets are properly vaccinated and li-
censed. Also, all dogs must be leashed or under strict control at all
times, and all waste must be picked up from all public and private
property. This especially pertains to town fields, schools, and conser-
vation lands.

I would like to thank all the residents who have donated
food, blankets, towels, and supplies. We are always in need of these
items. I would like to thank all the people who attended our rabies/
microchip clinic and programs that we have provided. Please look for
upcoming events.

I would like to thank the
Town Manager, Board of Selectmen,
Police Department and all other town
departments for their support and as-
sistance over the last year.

Respectfully Submitted,
Erik E. Merrill
Animal Control Officer

ANIMAL CONTROL STATISTICS

Calls for Service 907

Dogs Licensed in FY07 3,286

Animals Picked Up and Taken to Pound 50

Animals Returned to Owners 36

Animals Adopted After 10 Days 1 1

Animals Taken to Lowell Humane Society 3

Road Kills Disposed at Lowell Humane Society 1 84

Animal Bite Reports 37

Citations Issued 50

Value of Citation Fines $4,375.00

Other Funds Collected $ 1 ,280.00

FY 2008 Annual Report

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Public Safety

John E. Parow
Fire Chief

The Chelmsford Fire Department has been very busy
this year answering a total of 4,922 emergency calls. Fire calls
increased this year over last, totaling 205, an increase of 39 fire
calls. Medical emergency calls also continued to grow and
now accounted for more than half of our calls. We responded
to an all time high of 2,506 calls for medical assistance this
past year. Based on the fact that emergency medical care has
become such a large part of the department's responsibility the
Chelmsford Fire Department applied for and received a license
from the state to operate a "Class 5" ambulance. This license
greatly enhances the ability of the department to provide a
higher level of medical care and transport patients to the hospi-
tal in the case of an extreme emergency. In addition, the de-
partment took the lead in writing the "Emergency Medical Ser-
vice Zone Plan" for the Town of Chelmsford. This plan out-
lines how emergency medical care will be delivered within the
Town and sets the standard of care town residents will receive.
Firefighter John Robinson spent hundreds of hours putting this
plan together and he is to be commended for his effort.

The concern of terrorism has forced the department to
prepare itself as the first line of defense against incidents of this
type. Specialized equipment has been purchased and put into
service. In addition, mandatory National Incident Management
System (NIMS) training has been conducted for all department
members and we now meet or exceed the national standard in
this area.

The Department applied for and received two State
grants during this fiscal year. One was to continue our Student
Awareness Fire Education (SAFE) program. This program al-
lows us to send trained fire department personnel into the
schools and educate our students on fire safety and the ill ef-
fects of smoking. The department also received a grant from
the State for firefighting equipment.

The department will purchase a new thermal imaging
camera and a rapid intervention breathing air kit with the
money from that grant. We owe a great debt of gratitude to our
state legislators for their help in providing this funding.

Two seasoned veterans with over 60 years of com-
bined experience retired during this past year. The department
wishes Captain Rich Miller and Firefighter Mike Ridlon a long
and enjoyable retirement. These vacancies were filled by hir-
ing two town residents Firefighter/EMTs Ryan Houle and Josh
Abbott. Firefighter Gary Ryan was promoted to Captain. We
wish them all well in their new positions. In addition. Fire-
fighter Mike Young was activated by the military and is serv-
ing our country in Iraq. His deployment is expected to last for
fifteen months. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his
family.

Structural problems have been identified with the ap-
paratus floor at the Center Fire Station. Thirteen large support
columns have been built in the basement to support and stabi-
lize the floor. Although the floor has been stabilized the engi-
neer has told us that this is only a temporary fix and will buy us
a little time until we can build a new station. A building com-
mittee has been established to look into the feasibility of build-
ing and locating a new Center Fire Station. Their recommenda-
tions are expected to be presented at the 2007 October Town
Meeting.

Because of budget problems within the Town the Fire
Department has been forced to cut four firefighter positions and
a clerk in recent years. Although we do understand the fiscal
restraints associated with the town budget the cut backs are
making it very difficult for the department to provide the ser-
vices the citizens of the town have grown accustomed to ex-
pect. It is paramount that when the financial picture brightens
or alternative funding sources are identified that these positions
are restored.

I would like to thank all members of the department,
my staff, the Town Manager, and the Board of Selectmen for
their support over the past year.

Respectfully submitted,
John E. Parow, Fire Chief

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FI RE CHIEF

John E. Parow

DEPUTY CHIEFS

James A. Sousa
Michael F. Curran

CAPTAINS

James Boermeester

James Durkin

Rick Rivard

Michael Donoghue

Gary Ryan

FIREFIGHTERS

Joshua Abbott

William Amundson

William Bacon

William Bennett

Edward Boisseau

Christopher Brothers

Michael Brothers

Thomas Brothers

William Campbell

Jeffrey Cancella

Jack Carroll

Michael Chiasson

Kevin Clarke

F. MarkConlin

FIREFIGHTERS

Daniel Corey

Bruce Donovan

Michael Ducharme

Jesse Foster

Daniel Funaro

Robert Gardner

David Hadley

Henry Houle

Ryan Houle

William Keohane

John Kivlan

Daniel Koutsoufis

Cynthia Leczynski

David Lefebvre

Keith Lindsay

DEPARTMENTAL ASSISTANT

Martha A. DeSaulnier

MECHANIC

James F. Keeley. Sr.

FIREFIGHTERS

Michael Maher
Daniel Manley

Leo Manley

Leslie Merrill

Jason Moody

Michael Nelson

Kevin O'Brien

Marc Pare

Donnie Peterson

Casey Phelan

John Reid

Michael Ridlon

John Robinson

George Ryan

William Schellbach

Timothy Shanahan

Kevin Sheehy

Brian Stanton

Daniel Ubele

Michael Young

Organizational Chart

Fire Chief

Dept. Asst.

Operation Deputy

Fire Prevention
Deputy

Arson Invest. Unit

Emergency
Management

Fire Prevention Captain

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Captain

13 Fire Fighters j j 1 2 Fire Fighters I [ 12 Fire Fighters | ; 12 Fire Fighters j

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Public Safety

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Continued from page 18

CALLS IN FISCAL YEAR 2008

Auto Fire 1 9

Building Fire 38

Outside Fire 98

Mutual Aid 1 5

Investigation 864

Service 1 184

False Alarm

Medical Aid 2,767

TOTAL FY08 4,830

"memenm

John E. Abbott
Paul Eriksen
Walter R. Hedlund

Steven J. Maffeltone
William Ohm
Richard Russo

The Chelmsford Emergency Management Agency
(CEMA) personnel have been active this past fiscal 2008. Vol-
unteer members have spent many hours this past year at vari-
ous seminars on Terrorism, Natural Disasters and Hazardous
Materials.

We wish to thank the Town Manager, Board of Se-
lectmen, all Town Department Heads and Personnel for the
outstanding cooperation received this past fiscal year.

Respectfully Submitted,

Walter R. Hedlund
Director of Emergency
Management

Annual Call Volume

Year:

Auto

Building

Outside

Mutual Aid

Investigation

Service

False
Alarm

Medical Aid

Totals

1998

808

1406

1724

4144

1999

1 13

780

1399

1841

4253

2000

127

842

1361

1975

4415

2001

903

1364

2134

4580

2002

1 18

1087

1434

2246

5000

2003

855

1231

2318

4571

2004

853

1 135

2420

4612

2005

809

955

2324

4278

2006

1 16

877

565

2539

4199

2007

131

885

1310

2506

4922

2008

864

1 184

2767

4830

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FY 2008 Annual Report

Public Safety

Anthony Zagzoug,
Inspector of Buildings

I would like to thank my staff for their hard work in
maintaining timely and professional service. The Inspections
Department was very active in FY 2008 enforcing state build-
ing codes and local zoning regulations.

Department Personnel include:

• Anthony F. Zagzoug, Inspector of Buildings

• Scott D. Hammond, Local Inspector

• Kenneth W. Kleynen, Plumbing & Gas Inspector

• Dennis P. Kane, Wiring Inspector

• Amy Baron, Departmental Assistant

The attached charts show breakdowns of new construction
permits this year.

In addition to the fees above, the total fees collected for
sign permits, yards sales, and Certificates of Inspection
amounted to $9,975.00.

I would also like to thank the personnel of other Town
Departments for their cooperation, support, and assistance
throughout the year.

PERMIT FEES

Type of Permit

No. Issued

Total Fees

Building

833

$366,955.00

Wiring

754

$69,363.98

Plumbing & Gas

1321

$52,297.00

TOTALS

2908

$488,615.98

NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMITS

Single Family Dwellings 53

Two Family Dwellings O

Multifamily Dwellings O

Institutional O

Municipal 1

Commercial 3

Industrial 1

agricultural o

TOTAL: 58

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The Engineering Division provides technical support to many
Town departments including the Planning Board, Conservation
Commission, Town Manager, Board of Selectmen, Assessors
Department, Town Clerk and Sewer Commission. Addition-
ally, the engineers design several projects for construction by
the Highway Division.

The engineers provided layout, grades, technical assistance,
and inspections for the following projects:

• Warren Avenue culvert repairs

• Boston Road sidewalk construction

The engineers provided Planning Board site plan reviews and/
or inspections on the following projects:

• 23 Industrial Avenue - Minor Site Plan Modification

• 1 Academy Street - Site Plan

• 1 94 Chelmsford Street — Site Plan Modification

• 300 Littleton Road - Hawthorne Place Site Plan

• 300 Littleton Road - Elks Lodge Site Plan

• 301 Littleton Road - Minor Site Plan

• 1 90 Middlesex Street - Site Plan & Special Permits

• 296 Littleton Road - Site Plan

• 116 Chelmsford Street - Site Plan & Special Permits

• 1 1 Fletcher Street - Site Plan & Special Permits

• 205 North Road - Site Plan Modification

• 1 & 2 Executive Drive - Site Plan Modification

• Drum Hill Road - Minor Site Plan

• 61 Central Square - Minor Site Plan

• Drum Hill Shopping Center - Minor Site Plan

40B Comprehensive Permits

• 311 Littleton Road

• Riverneck Road

• B Street

The engineers also provided subdivision reviews and/or inspec-
tions on the following projects:

Holly Drive
Woodlot Lane
Shelby Lane

- Daisy Lane

- Clara Way

- Park Place

The engineering staff also assists residents with particular re-
quests on an as-needed basis (i.e., providing maps, drainage
expertise, and performing tree inspections). The office staff
processes all expenditures, payroll and oversees the operational
budget for the Engineering, Sewer, Public Buildings and Parks
Divisions.

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The Highway Division is responsible for the upkeep and im-
provement of all streets, culverts, catch basins and manholes,
street signs, traffic signs and traffic signals. There are currently
approximately 230 miles of roadway under their jurisdiction.
Major projects included:

Repaying the following roads:

Cross Street; Hall Road; Proctor Road; Clarissa Road;
Algonquin Road; and Howard Road.

Road reconstruction as follows:

Smith Street (installed culvert, sidewalks, repaved and

striped road)

Boston Road from Mill Road to Warren Avenue (installed

new drainage, sidewalk reconstruction)

Acton Road at Burning Tree Lane (new culvert installed)
Warren Avenue (repaired headwall, installed new drainage

and sidewalks)

Purcell Drive (installed 300 ft. of drainage)
Repaired or replaced 38 catch basins
Cleaned numerous easements throughout Town
Installed numerous berms and driveway caps throughout

Town

Assisted the Facilities Department with numerous projects
Assisted the Recycling Department with numerous Recy-
cling Events (i.e., Hazardous Waste Days, Brush Drop Off,

etc.)

The Highway Division personnel, assisted by the Engineering
Division, Parks Division, and Sewer Division, worked hard
dealing with the unusual snowfall accumulation this past win-
ter. Snowfall amounted to nearly 100 inches.

The office staff maintained all financial records needed for the
reporting, tracking, and payment of all vouchers connected
with the highway budgets - including general expenses, sala-
ries, snow and ice, Massachusetts Chapter 90 funding (road
construction or repair), street lighting and capital expenditures.

The Highway Division also lost a valued, long time employee
Richard Carkin this past year.

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The Sewer Division continued to expand this year with the
addition of 337 new sewer connections. The Division is now
operated as an Enterprise Account which means that it must be
self-supporting. Toward this end, the Sewer Division has col-
lected $2,603,807 this fiscal year.

Major projects included:

• SCADA remote monitoring upgrade

• Pump rebuilding at eight pump stations

The Sewer Division now maintains 3 1 pump stations
(including the newest at Hunt Road, Singlefoot Road, and Gar-
rison Road).

The office staff handles all sewer betterments, sewer billing,
phone inquires, concerns and other related correspondence.
They also provide clerical support to the Sewer Commission.

The Public Buildings Division staff maintains the Town Of-
fices and the Old Town Hall. Typical duties include furniture
and mechanical repair, repair of ceilings, walls, and wood-
work. General "handy work" around the various buildings may
include trash removal, cleaning, and painting. The staff also
removes snow during the winter months.

We maintain one staff person to assist with various building
maintenance needs.

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Gary Persichetti

Public Facilities Director

The purpose of the Facilities Department is to manage all
buildings and grounds of the Town of Chelmsford in a uniform
and high quality manner.

Buildings

The Public Facilities Department provides electrical, plumbing,
HVAC, carpentry and general maintenance to all Town and
School buildings. There are presently 28 buildings consisting
of five - elementary schools, two - middle schools, Chelmsford
High School, School Administration, two - Libraries, five -
Fire Stations, Police Station, Town Offices, Old Town Hall and
other support buildings.

The department is responsible for managing all major building
related capital improvements.

Capital projects for the year included:

Parker School - Roof Replacement

Parker, McCarthy and High School - Chalkboard Replacement

McCarthy School - Locker Replacement

Byam School - Parking Lot/Driveway Replacement

Harrington School - Tile Floor Replacement

Additional Building Improvement Projects for the year

included:

East and South Fire Stations - Roofs Repaired

East and North Fire Stations - Window Replacement

Carson Field Track - Installed Irrigation

All Fire Stations and Town Hall - Installation of new lighting

via National Grid 80/20 Energy Savings Program.

The department continues to participate in the MIIA Rewards

Program. This year we were invited to pilot the updating of the

Property Conservation Program by performing and submitting

roof, self, indoor air quality and freeze up inspections to all

town buildings.

Grounds

The Public Facilities Department maintains all town and school
parks and athletic fields. Department personnel mow all sports
fields and turf areas, trim shrubs, collect rubbish at parks and
playgrounds, weed, edge, and mulch.
The Facilities staff is also responsible for snow removal, the
preparation and clean up for special events and repair and re-
placement of small engines.

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The Parks Division maintains all traffic islands and commons
in town. The grounds are groomed each Spring and prepared
for the heavy use during the year. This Division also prepares
the Town Common for the annual Fourth of July celebration as
well as the cleanup and restoration of damaged areas resulting
from an abundance of activities throughout the year.

The Parks Division acknowledges the many volunteer groups
and individuals for their time, donations and help. Also, thanks
to all that participated in the Adopt-a-Park program.

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Jennifer Almeida
recycling Coordinator

The Office of Recycling and Solid Waste works to
insure excellent trash and recycling services that
comply with state waste bans, local bylaws, govern-
ing contracts and all other pertinent requirements.
The Recycling Office staff works to educate resi-
dents about the importance of waste reduction for
the environment and to save municipal funds. The
office is staffed by two part time employees: Jenni-
fer Almeida, Recycling Coordinator, and Winnie
Colbert, Recycling Assistant, and is supported by the
Chelmsford Recycling Committee: Bonnie Rankin,
chair; Mark Gallagher, clerk; Jo Morse; Ron Good-
ner; Nancy Kaelin; Kathy Brough; Mark Grant, Ron
Goodner and Norm Eisenmann.

Chelmsford residents should be commended for
their successful waste reduction efforts. In FY2008
Chelmsford generated 13,369 tons of solid waste,
representing our third annual decline after many
years of steadily rising trash tonnages. FY08's ton-
nage was the lowest in over 15 years, and if we treat
FY05 (the last full year before the bylaw went into
effect) as our baseline, our recycling and other waste
reduction efforts have saved the town well over
$300,000 in trash disposal fees.

Drop off events: The Recycling Office and
the Chelmsford Recycling Committee held six recy-
cling drop off events in FY08: two for electronics
and tires, two for brush and two for scrap metal and
usable household goods for charity. These events
provided residents with a way to dispose of waste
banned items such as tires, appliances and televi-
sions, and to divert other items - such as usable but
unwanted household goods - from the trash. At these
drop-offs we took in over 1 100 CRTs, almost 300
air conditioners and dehumidifiers, and thousands of
pounds of other small electronics. We collected
over 232 tires and over 77,000 pounds of scrap
metal for recycling, and area charities and Boy Scout
Troop 74 collected several truck loads of usable fur-
niture and household goods.

Education and outreach: The Recycling Office
published the annual "Chelmsford Recycles" flyer,
a comprehensive description and "how to" guide
on recycling and solid waste in Chelmsford. The
flyer was mailed to all households in late June.
The Recycling Office also maintained and updated
the recycling portion of the Town's website
(" www.townofchelmsford.us/Recycling-
Department.cfm ). In addition, recycling volunteer
Marion Hamblett, working with the Recycling Of-
fice and the Recycling Committee, designed and
brought online a new website,
www.chelmsfordrecycles.org , to provide an easy
to find and easy to use website for residents with
recycling questions. The Recycling staff also up-
dated Chelmsford's local access television sta-
tion's community bulletin board with information
on solid waste and recycling, updated its recorded
information line at 978-250-5299, wrote occa-
sional newspaper articles for the local press and
drafted informational pieces on the Office's pro-
grams for publication in the Town's Community
Newsletters.

Leaves and composting: The Recycling Office
provided information to residents about options for
the disposal of their leaves and yard waste. In the
absence of Town financed leaf collection services,
the Recycling Office refers residents to the Jones
Farm curbside collection and drop off programs
and encourages home composting. In FY2008 the
Recycling Office sold over 70 compost bins to
residents.

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Rain barrel distribution day was April 16 at the Town Of-
fices. Over J 00 residents purchased rain collection barrels
under this DEP grant program.

Regional efforts: The Recycling Office was an ac-
tive participant in the Merrimack Valley Regional
Recycling Partnership (MVRRP). Consisting of the
City of Lowell and surrounding towns, the MVRRP
undertakes projects aimed at
increasing recycling awareness and participation,
and explores ways for these communities to work
together to improve services while keeping down the
costs to each municipality. In FY08, our work with
the MVRRP included the creation of the second an-
nual Earth Day "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" guide
published by the Lowell Sun (copies of the guide are
available at the Recycling Office); a successful ef-
fort to secure a contractor for fee-based curbside col-
lection of appliances, electronics and tires with ex-
cellent service and reasonable prices; and ongoing
efforts to explore a regional household hazardous
waste options. In addition, in FY2008, in conjunc-
tion with several other communities in and near the
Merrimack Valley we began exploring the possibil-
ity of a regional disposal contract that would allow
Chelmsford and the other communities to benefit
from lower tip fees in 201 1 and beyond. Work on
this endeavor is continuing.

DEP Grants:

We received a DEP grant for discounted rain bar-
rels and, working with the New England Rain Bar-
rel company, we were able to distribute over 100
rain barrels to Chelmsford residents in April.

Chelmsford also participated in a DEP grant pro-
gram with the Town of Arlington to examine and
attempt to improve recycling at multifamily prop-
erties. Under this program we surveyed residents
at three targeted multifamily properties, provided
them with recycling equipment and information,
and sought follow up information from the resi-
dents.

Under a DEP grant with Billerica and Tewksbury,
Chelmsford now has an 8 hour a week "recycling
enforcement coordinator" (REC) who is on the
street early in the morning surveying residents'
recycling and trash set outs and keeping track of
compliance with state and local waste bans and
with Chelmsford's trash limits and recycling rules.

Chelmsford received an anti-idling grant to edu-
cate residents and school staff about the costs and
adverse environmental and health impact of vehi-

Chelmsford resident Kristy Medina demonstrates bag
making using plastic grocery bags and juice boxes at
Chelmsford's first Earth Day Fair in April 2008.

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cle idling. Because the health consequences are most
severe for children, the grant focuses on school prop-
erties. With grant funds, Chelmsford purchased anti-
idling signs and other educational material for use at
schools to encourage people to turn off their vehicles
when they are not in traffic, and to educate everyone
about state law prohibiting excessive vehicle idling.

phone recycling program and rechargeable battery
collection programs.

With the assistance of the Recycling Committee
and other volunteers, the Office planned the
Town-wide Litter Clean-up and Earth Day Fair on
the Common in April.

The Recycling Office has continued to provide mer-
cury reduction services to residents, collecting mer-
cury thermometers in an ongoing thermometer ex-
change program funded by Wheelabator, North Ando-
ver (the incinerator where the town's solid waste
goes); collecting fluorescent light bulbs, button batter-
ies and thermostats. The office also has ongoing cell

Tons: Solid
waste (trash)

Per ton tipping fee
at incinerator

Tons: Curbside
Recycling

Recycling Rate

Annual

Disposal

cost **

1999

14584

$47.24

3485

19.29%

$688,952

2000

14943

$49.10

3867

20.56%

$733,718

2001

15407

$51.60

3534

18.66%

$795,004

2002

15687

$53.14

3401

17.82%

$833,609

2003

15661

$55.77

3390

17.79%

$873,395

2004

15813

$57.98

3433

17.84%

$916,831

2005

16061

$59.78

3117

16.25%

$960,167

2006*

15358

$67.50

3586

18.93%

$1,036,665

2007

14170

$69.50

4296

23.27%

$984,815

2008

13,369

$71.00

3894

22.55%

$949,199

* Bold indicates bylaw in effect (starting February 2006)

** Costs shown are the Town's disposal costs only and do not include the cost of collection and transportation of solid waste

and recycling.

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David Boyle,
Superintendent

Members: Cemetery Department Personnel:

Peter S. Pedulla, Chairman David J. Boyle Superintendent
Jean R. Mc Caffery Patrick Caires Working Foreman

Gerald L. Hardy Richard Malone Driver/Laborer

Jorge De Freitas Driver/ Laborer
Kristin Delmore P. T. Clerk

The Cemetery Commission is pleased to report the following
accomplishments for fiscal year 2008, to the citizens of
Chelmsford.

At Pine Ridge Cemetery, we have completed redesigning a
small area in Section I, which has provided the Town get maxi-
mum use out of this section. We are in the planning stages of
opening additional areas which will include traditional earth
burials along with earth burial lots specifically for cremation
and the construction of a Niche Wall, also for cremation.

In June of this year we took delivery of a 2008 John Deere
backhoe which is replacing a 1991, this will provide the Ceme-
tery many years of service.

With construction of the new storage garage at Pine Ridge
Cemetery complete, during the winter months we installed in-
sulation, built shelving and work benches, we also heated the
garage which gives us the ability to store all the equipment in
the new garage. We are looking forward to renovating the of-
fice area this upcoming winter.

With the assistance of the Community Preservation Fund,
Heart Pond Cemetery, West Chelmsford Cemetery and River-
side Cemetery have all under gone restoration work which is
now complete.

Please visit the Town's web site at www.townofchelmsford.us
and click on the Public Facilities link; then to the Cemetery
Department link, here you will find information on the Ceme-
tery Commission, the six cemeteries in town and directions to
each of them; current rates, and also a link to the Cemetery
Archives to search genealogy.

During Fiscal Year 2008 there were 139 total interments, 106
full burials and 33 cremation interments which accounted for
nearly 25% of total interments. There were 77 cemetery lots
sold throughout the town. Twenty- six residents participated in
the Prepaid Interment Fee Program. The Cemetery Commis-
sion appreciates our staffs efforts to keep Chelmsford's six
public cemeteries well-maintained and attractive burial places.

Respectfully submitted,
Peter S. Pedulla, Chairman

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Sewer Project construction and site restoration were
completed this year for the second segment of Phase 4F (Hunt
Road Area Lateral Sewers) and the first segment of Phase 4G
(Burning Tree Lane Area Lateral Sewers). Construction on the
second segment of Phase 4G (Robin Hill Road Area Later Sew-
ers) is on schedule, as pipeline installation continues through
2008 with an anticipated completion of final paving and site res-
toration during the spring of 2009.

The final two phases of the Chelmsford Sewer Project
(4H & 41) encompass one construction contract each. Design of
the Phase 4H Project, which includes the Park Road and Cam-
bridge Street areas, was completed during the summer of 2008,
with bidding and construction anticipated to commence in the
Fall of 2008. Design of the Phase 41 area, which includes the
Moore Street and Ledge Road areas, is anticipated to be complete
by the end of 2008, with bidding and construction scheduled to
commence in the Winter/Spring of 2009.

The CSC would like to acknowledge Mary Calandrella
and Sharon Boyer for their hard work and professionalism. We
would also like to welcome Diane Morgan to the Chelmsford
Sewer Commission office. These three individuals interface with
the public on a daily basis, and their multifaceted duties are
shared by the Sewer Division of the Department of Public Works.

Barry B. Balan, Chairman
John F. Souza, Vice Chairman
George Abely, Clerk (in memoriam)
Richard J. Day
Jeffrey A. Miller

The Chelmsford Sewer Commission would like to take
a moment to recognize a long time dedicated member and a close
friend. George Abely was an active member of the Chelmsford
Sewer Commission from 1991 until his passing in August of
2008. During that time, he played an integral role in the plan-
ning, design, and construction of the Chelmsford Sewer Project.
His memory carries on in us all as we approach completion of
this successful Project.

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Diana Ryder

Human Services Director

The Human Services/Elder Services Department provides ad-
vocacy and support systems which empower older adults to
maintain independence, prepare for life changes and improve
their quality of life.

American society is evolving, changing and realizing that aging
is a complicated process not simply defined by a number. Even
the very definition of "senior" is undergoing analysis and
change with adjectives such as "seasoned citizens", "Geri-
Actives" and "Rewired" being used with greater frequency to
describe older Americans. Tomorrow's challenges will vary a
great deal in response to the "Boomers" expectations versus the
expectations of today's mature adult.

The variety of Wellness programs and services provided by the
COA strive to: support frail elders in their homes; case man-
agement for older adults to age in place; provide information
and assistance to families making life change decisions con-
cerning elder family members; provide some supportive ser-
vices for disabled of all ages; empowering consumers; and,
provide preventive health programming, advocacy, education,
social, and leisure opportunities for active adults. Fostering a
sense of community and involvement through shared experi-
ences guides the COA's activity.

Last year our department provided over fifty programs and
services in response to human need. The following statistics
give some indication of our efforts and commitment to service.

Additional programs and services include: monthly support
groups for Alzheimer's, care-givers, grief, and a weekly anxi-
ety support group and widows group; a monthly newsletter to
senior households in Chelmsford and surrounding communi-
ties; provide free medical equipment to frail residents; offered
over 50 recreational trips to all areas of New England; and of-
fer healthy exercise programs such as Tai Chi, Yoga, Pace ar-
thritis exercise, strength training, line dancing, and aquacise.

More than 150 volunteers provide critical services to both com-

munity residents and the Senior Center. They provided
36,382 hours of service to the community. Expressed in paid
equivalent terms, volunteer efforts are double the local tax
appropriation at $559,919. We are so appreciative of all the
hours provided by these amazing, caring people.

Future Goals

The Council on Aging, in conjunction with other community
organizations, have been meeting to address meeting the
needs of the coming generations of residents. How to meet
the needs of a diverse group spanning 40 years of life is ex-
tremely challenging. It takes input and cooperation from the
whole community.

We are also beginning the long process of having the senior
center nationally accredited. This too is very challenging and
is being coordinated by volunteers.

One other challenge in the coming year will be to maintain the
current number of people served in our Nutrition program.
The state and federal Title III funding continues to be cut each
year as overhead, food costs and transportation costs increase.

An additional challenge will be meeting the increasing trans-
portation needs with one driver and one vehicle. How do we
meet the increasing need for transportation in the current fis-
cal climate?

The Council On Aging is committed to continue to strengthen
the capacity of our department in Fiscal Year 2009. In the
coming year, we will continue to advocate for older commu-
nity adults: in the areas of health, transportation, taxes and
affordable housing; gather information from Chelmsford sen-
iors regarding 'what works well and what changes could be
made'; and, continue assisting seniors and families in provid-
ing services that will assist them "Aging in Place" safely in
their homes.

In Genuine Appreciation :

First and foremost, special thanks to the Department's staff.
They must be recognized for their dedication, compassion,
and professionalism to all participants of the Center, the pub-
lic, and toward the many volunteers.

It is the members of the Council on Aging who work con-
stantly with the Director to bring about responsive program-
ming and quality services to the residents of Chelmsford.
Council on Aging Members include: Chairperson, Diana
Boisvert, Vice Chair, Paul Sweeney, Clerk Ann Warburton,
Robert Grippo, Louise Myers, Mary Jane Rainge, Stella
Apostolos, Walter Cinsavich, Hank McCall and Enid Rocha.
Outgoing Board member: John Cody gave 6 years of dedi-
cated service to the Council. We thank him for his dedication

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and support on behalf of the Chelmsford community. I am
most appreciative of the assistance they have given me and
look forward to their assistance and new members assistance
in the future.

The Chelmsford Human Services Department and Council on
Aging are challenged to offer service and support to a rapidly
growing population. We welcome input from the community
and encourage your comments, suggestions or complaints, as
well as, participation. The Director can be reached at 978-
251-0553.
Respectfully submitted,

Diana Ryder, Director
Human Services/Elder Services

SERVICES & STATISTICS

Adult Supportive Day Program 2,847 client days

34 participants
Nutritional Services:

Congregate Lunch 25,495

Home Delivered Meals 23, 1 72

Off Site Meals Delivered 4,602

Health Benefits Counseling 94 serviced

Flu Clinic with Board of Health 1 642 serviced

Blood Pressure Screenings 425 participants

Home visits, shopping assistance 262 casework

Transportation 4,20 1 trips/278 clients

Respite Companion Care 88 clients/24, 1 1 1 hrs

Tax and Fuel Assistance 279

becky legros herrmann,
Library Director

As the costs of gas and fuel oil have skyrocketed, town de-
partments and community members have been looking for
ways to tighten our belts. Folks are taking fewer vacations,
eating out less, driving less, and using the library more. For
years, public library pundits have proclaimed that in economic
downturns, citizens turn to their library more. We see the
proof in that statement with our enormous circulation numbers
(close to 600,000 circulations this year) — the highest in our
library history — and with the large turn-outs we get for our
"free" story hours and programs. But "free" is really a misno-
mer.

As a recent article in American Libraries said - the slogan
for public libraries should be "Your library — the best thing
you are already paying for..." Each year your tax dollars go
toward supporting the library - an average of $40 - S45 per
capita. That is less than a dollar a week, yet it enables you to
have access to more than 100,000 books, over 10,000 CD's
and audio books and close to 12,000 DVD and videocassettes.
(And those are just the items at the Chelmsford Public Library
- your library card membership also entitles you access to
over 3 million items available in the Merrimack Valley Li-
brary Consortium.) In addition you can attend one of over 900
programs offered at the Chelmsford Library or the MacKay
Branch during the year. Those programs include book discus-
sion groups, conversation circles, movie nights, guest lectur-
ers and authors, informational seminars, computer instruction
classes, puppeteers, musical performers and art receptions.
We also offer nine story times a week to children ages 0-6
years old. We routinely have 200 people a week attending
children's programs.

The public library really is a great bang for the buck. As
we are tightening our belts we have also spent time looking
for ways to make the most of our community resources. Col-
laboration was the key word at the Chelmsford Public Library
for FY08. Partnering with the Friends of the Library, volun-
teers, local agencies, non-profit organizations and businesses
allowed us to offer unique programming for little or no cost.
We collaborated with the Chelmsford Schools, town depart-
ments, the Career Center of Lowell, American Consumer
Credit Counseling, the Better Business Bureau, The Rotary
Club of Chelmsford and with the Chelmsford Housing Au-
thority.

Collaboration with Family foundation Network, which is a
program managed by Community Teamwork, Inc. supports
our Dads and Donuts monthly storytime. CTI also sponsored
monthly parenting workshops and a series of musical per-
formances this past spring. One of those programs, the annual

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Left to right; Roberta Barricelli. Teen Sen'ices
Librarian, Nikhil Nathwani. Jennifer Mann
(dark hair)- Emily Taverna (light hair)and
Maureen Foley, Head of Children's Services

Continued from page 60

Teddy Bear Picnic was held at
the Senior Center and attracted
more than 250 people.

In addition, volunteer-led
programs were popular. The
seven part Financial Fitness
series with writers from Mot-
ley Fool and teachers and at-
torneys as speakers was a huge
hit. Two members of the Ge-
nealogy Club gave their time
| and talents to present programs
on special topics: "Putting Life
in a Story" and "Saving the
Stories". The Friends of the
Library also funded two pro-
grams featuring well-known
Genealogy speakers, Walter
Hickey and Kevin O'Hara.
Other popular volunteer-led
programs include conversation circles and reading and writing
groups.

We are also working on two projects with town depart-
ments, community organizations and Chelmsford Telemedia — an
online community calendar and a town-wide archival project pre-
serving our community heritage and access to historical records
and information.

A member of the Chelmsford Land Conservation Trust pro-
vided an excellent program on backyard birds as part of the Li-
brary's 2 nd annual community-wide One Book reading program.
(The title for the year was Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mocking-
bird.")

Other One Book programs included a professor from U-Mass
Lowell talking on Southern gothic literature and over 25 restau-
rants and businesses collaborating for a special "Taste of the
South" evening featuring books, food and drink with a Southern
theme. The learning continued when two of our monthly featured
artists offered instructional workshops to the public instead of
traditional receptions. Other art programs were funded by a LCC
grant the library received from Chelms-
ford's Cultural Council last year.

Over the year, Chelmsford Telemedia
videotaped many of our programs —
making them available to people through
cable broadcasts and as part of the li-
brary's collection; DVDs are available in
the library's collection for patrons to
check out.

As part of our mission each year, we
actively try to respond to community
requests - this often translates into buy-
ing books or other materials that people

request, but this year we also responded to patron requests for
furniture for the patio, a color printer, and better time manage-
ment software for the public computers, so everyone gets fair
and equal access to our computers. We also added more chil-
dren's series books, graphic novels, more audio books and
Playaways. Playaways are a hot new format - a self-contained
audio book player. Look for fiction and nonfiction titles for
adults, teens and children.

We also work hard at partnering with the schools. Although
the public would expect it, not all school systems are as col-
laborative as ours. One example of this is the 6th grade project
on Ancient Civilizations which is the students' first major re-
search paper. The heads of the Children's, Teen and Reference
Departments visit the McCarthy and Parker schools to show
how we can support the research project. Another education-
based activity was the intergenerational program, "What's
Math Got to Do With It? where tots, teens and adults of all
ages got into the equation folding and creating tetrahedra. The
entire community participated, filling the library with colorful
geometric shapes.

We look forward to continuing this tradition of making the
most of our community's resources. Our Reference Department
recently developed a new tool that will help identify and chan-
nel volunteers to not just the library but to any town depart-
ment, community group or non-profit organization that wishes
to publicize its volunteer needs. Check it out at
www.chelmsfordvolunteers.org

This past year also marked the Leap Day birthday of the
Chelmsford Public Library. The library addition opened on
February 29 th , 2000. We celebrated eight years in the new
building at our 2 nd birthday bash with cards, cake and a birth-
day song. Happy Birthday Chelmsford Public Library!

FY 2008 Annual Report

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Human Services

OyetenmA ' (pfewieeb

regina Jackson
Veteran's agent

The Chelmsford Veterans' Services
Office provides short-term financial
assistance to eligible veterans and
their families as mandated by Massa-
chusetts General Law Chapter 115.
The Chapter 1 15 program is a public
assistance program run by the State.
We can assist eligible, needy veterans
with a monthly allowable grant and
some medical coverage. The amount
of assistance depends on the budget
standards set by the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts Department of Vet-
erans' Service. The State will reim-
burse Chelmsford for 75% of author-
ized benefits paid out.
In fiscal year 2008 Chelmsford paid
out $60,913.00 to 8 veterans and 5
widows eligible for chapter 115 assistance. The Town will get
back $45,685.00 of that amount. This is the maximum 75%
reimbursement allowed by the State. In FY'08 we had more
veterans / widows seeking assistance for longer periods of
time. The Chapter 1 15 program provides a limited safety net
for veterans from the State & Town.

Federal VA benefits can have a more significant impact for the
veteran and the community. The number of veterans eligible
for Federal VA benefits is always a small percentage of the
total number of veterans in the community. Almost all VA
benefits must be applied for - they are not automatic. This of-
fice helps any Chelmsford veteran dealing with the VA claims
process. The claims may be an initial filing, reopen a disability
claim for increase, appeals on denied claims, hearings with the
Regional Office or hearings before the Board of Veterans Ap-
peals. The VA periodically takes a 'snapshot' of the total
amount of Federal Veterans benefits that flow into a commu-
nity. The last look was in mid 2007. The amount of Federal VA
money that flows annually into Chelmsford is $3,219,468.00 as
disbursed to 406 veterans and 59widows/ surviving family
members living in Chelmsford.

This office also processes applications for State Veterans' Bo-
nuses and Annuities, the latest being the 'Welcome Home Bo-
nus'. Also there have been some significant positive changes in
some of the property tax exemptions effecting veterans and
their surviving spouses (specifically clause 22D). Working
with the Chelmsford Assessors office we are attempting to
identify the eligible homeowner taxpayers in Chelmsford.
Our office coordinates the Chelmsford Veterans Day Obser-
vance, which is always held at Veterans' Memorial Park on the
1 1 th of November at 1 1:00 AM (1 1/1 1 at 1 1). All are welcome!

Veterans' Services is located at Town Offices, 50 Billerica
Road. The office is open Monday through Friday 9:00AM -
5:00PM, evening hours are also available. If you are unable to
visit the office, please call and I would be happy to schedule a
home visit. 978-250-5238, rjackson@townofchelmsford.us .
Thank you.

Regina B. Jackson
Veterans Agent

(tyetercmb ^Jzid 'Sftmd

The Veterans Emergency Fund Committee dissolved in 6/2007
and approximately 'A the assets went to The Veterans Memorial
Park Committee and Vi to the Town of Chelmsford Veterans
Services Department to aid & assist Chelmsford Veterans. The
Chelmsford Aid & Assistance Account was established in July
2007 with a beginning balance of $14,730.86.
The criteria for assistance for Chelmsford Veterans is:

1 . All requests will be handled through the Veterans Service
Office.

2. Any and all alternate sources of help will be investigated,
with the help of the Veterans Agent. These include, but are not
limited to: MA Chapter 1 15, VA Federal benefits, SSI, SSDI,
local Service organizations ....

3 . Attempts will be made to get 3 comparison bids for the ma-
terial grant, if appropriate.

The maximum grant will be no greater than $ 1 ,000.00 per vet-
eran request.

In FY 2008 5 requests met the criteria for grants.

#1. (7/2007) WWII veteran. Help pay for ramp to keep veteran

in his home until his death. Grant = $1,000.00

#2. (7/2007) WWII veteran. Assistance with payment for needed

back/arm bracing after vet had a stroke. Grant = $991.00.

#3. (8/2007) Vietnam veteran. Assistance with auto repair to get

vehicle back on road for unemployed vet. Grant = $349.15.

#4. (10/2007) WWII veteran. Emergency fuel assistance. Vet

had no heat, hot water & CTI would not kick in until November.

Grant = $373.35.

#5. (12/2007) Vietnam veteran. Emergency shelter assistance for

homeless veteran over the Christmas holiday. Grant = $683.41.

Total Grants disbursed = $3,396.91.
Remaining account balance =$ 1 1,333.95.

Regina B. Jackson
Veterans' Agent

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FY 2008 Annual Report

Human Services

David Hedison,
Executive Director

The Chelmsford Housing Authority continues to make
progress in meeting the needs of families, seniors and the dis-
abled in need of affordable housing. This year, the Chelmsford
Housing Authority has been awarded over $8 million dollars to
develop a new 37 unit supportive housing site for seniors. This
will be the final building constructed at the North Village Cam-
pus located behind the Chelmsford Senior Center.

The Massachusetts Institute for Social and Economic
Research has estimated that by the year 2010 the over 60 popu-
lation in Chelmsford will increase by 71.6% while the overall
state projection is only at 19.1%. But even more disconcerting
is the fact that the over 80 and 90 population in Chelmsford is
increasing exponentially at the rate of 400% by the year 2020.
As a graying community, consideration needs to be focused on
how Chelmsford can most effectively meet the housing and
health care needs of the Chelmsford senior population by fun-
damentally changing how services are organized and delivered.
We must continue to seek new partners to expand the service
models already in existence to allow Chelmsford seniors to age
in place.

Currently, there are over 100 applicants on the waiting
list for senior housing. Our senior housing locations are lo-
cated at McFarlin Manor - 10 Wilson Street, Chelmsford Arms
- 1 Smith Street, Delaney Terrace - 8 Sheila Ave and North
Village - 20 Sheila Ave. The Authority has begun the process
of developing an additional 37 units of senior housing off
Sheila Ave to complete our senior campus and provide addi-
tional supportive services to the residents. We currently offer
case management, adult day health, beauty parlors, clustered
home care services, meals programs and in come locations 24/7
staffing.

The Section 8 Program continues to assist over 433
families/elderly/disabled in the area with rental assistance to
live in a private apartment. We have placed Section 8 Vouch-
ers into The Kensington, Princeton Commons and The Mead-
ows to make the rental units truly affordable. The waiting list
for one of these units is in excess of three years. The waiting
list for Section 8 is over 7 to 10 years. We continue to provide
the Family Self Sufficiency Program and help over 30 families
improve their education and skills with the hopes of moving
them towards homeownership.

The Authority serves as the Management Agent to the
Town for monitoring the Affordable Homeownership Units and
Affordable Rental Units located in Chelmsford. We have had
less than 10 re-sales over the past year. We continue to play a
significant role in making sure any proposed 40B projects are
truly affordable to the residents of Chelmsford.

Members of the staff include David J. Hedison, Ex-
ecutive Director, Connie Donahue, Deputy Director, Kristin
Roberts, Finance Manager and twelve additional staff mem-
bers. Regular meetings are held at McFarlin Manor, 10 Wilson
Street at 4:00 p.m., on the first Monday each month. The An-
nual Meeting is the first Monday in May. All meetings are
open to the public. The Chelmsford Housing Authority Board
of Commissioners would like to thank the residents of Chelms-
ford and Town Officials for their continued support and coop-
eration.

Chelmsford Housing Authority Board of Commissioners

NAME

Gail Beaudoin

Denise MarcaurelleVice

Georgi Mueller

Mary St. Hilaire

TITLE
Chairman
Chairman
Treasurer
Asst. Treasurer

TERM EXPIRES
2012
2010
2011
2013

Andrea White Governor's Appointment 2008 (pending)

FY 2008 Annual Report

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Human services

Richard Day
Health Director

Septase and Wastewater Abatement Program

In 2008 the Septage and Wastewater Abatement Program con-
tinued its efforts to clean up our waterways. The Board of
Health, with the advent of a central sewer system in Chelms-
ford is now embarking on enforcement activities to insure com-
pliance with local by-laws which will insure a safe water sup-
ply. Dye testing, water sampling and issuance of septic system
permits will continue in all the non-sewered areas until the
completion of the project.

Administration and Management

During FY 2008 income for various services and permits was
collected for 595 inspections of restaurants, septic systems,
swimming pools, beaver complaints, day care centers, rental
housing units, public schools, recreational camps, bathing
beaches, tanning facilities, massage establishments and all re-
tail food stores. The Department also responded to emergency
inspections, nuisance calls and complaints.

Hazardous Waste and Industrial M astewater Program

Richard J. Day, Director of Public Health, was reappointed
Hazardous Waste Coordinator and Municipal Coordinator to
enforce the '"Right-To-Know law for Chelmsford. The Board
of Health/Solid Waste held two Household Hazardous Waste
Collection Days this year which were held on November 2,
2007 and April 26, 2008. This program has consistently col-
lected significant volumes of hazardous waste.

Title V

The Board or Health is continuing to work on developing pro-
grams to control the effects of the new Title V regulation on
the residents still on septic systems until the 100% completion
of the Town's Sewer Project

West Nile Virus EEE /Mosquito Surveillance Program

The Board of Health office is the collection center for three
towns in the handling of dead birds for the West Nile Virus
Surveillance Program. The Department received several calls
for dead birds during mosquito season which were referred to
the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Eight dead
birds were submitted to the lab for testing. The state limited
the type and number of birds collected this year but increased
the testing of mosquito pools in the area. One positive bird was
found early September. Additional monitoring will be done
until the first frost.

Emergency Preparedness

The Chelmsford Board of Health participated in an Emergency
Dispensing Site Exercise on 1/15/08. The exercise was planned
and carried out through the Region 3C Coalition and was held
in Billerica from 5-8 PM. Towns participating were: Billerica,

Chelmsford, Dracut, Lowell, Tewksbury, Tyngsboro, and
Westford with Billerica being the lead agency. The purpose of
the exercise was to take the written Regional Emergency Pre-
paredness plan and implement it to evaluate if the plan was
functional in a true event. We utilized the ICS (Incident Com-
mand System), the scenario of the SNS (Strategic National
Stockpile) delivery system, a newly devised Communications
Plan, the MRC (Medical Reserve Corp) as volunteers, as well
as the local Police to assist us.

Vaccines Offered were: Influenza, Pneumonia, and Tetanus
The exercise was advertised both before and after by the local
newspapers of each participating city or town in the coalition.
It was an excellent experience with many lessons learned. The
MDPH evaluated the drill and provided feedback for areas of
improvement.

PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE / MANAGER OF HEALTH-
CARE SERVICES:

Influenza V accine Program

The Board of Health sponsored several flu clinics this
year: 1 ,920 flu vaccine doses were administered at clinics and
50 persons were immunized with pneumonia vaccine. An ad-
ditional 4,760 doses were dispensed to nursing homes and phy-
sicians' offices. Seventeen visits were made to handicapped or
house-bound residents. A combined total of 6,680 flu doses
were allocated to the Chelmsford Board of Health by the Mas-
sachusetts Department of Public Health.

Immunization Program

Two hundred four immunizations were administered to adults
and students in compliance with the Massachusetts Immuniza-
tion Laws and prophylactically to residents traveling to under-
developed countries.

Hypertension Screening Program

Blood pressure screening for residents are held the first Thurs-
day of every month from 9:00 to 12:00 at the Board of Health,
Town Offices. Five-hundred two residents attended the screen-
ings this year.

Lead Paint Screening Program

The Board of Health offers lead paint testing for children be-
tween the ages of nine months and six years. Residents may
call the Board of Health at 250-5243 and make an appointment
with the nurse. Six children were screened for lead paint.

Cholesterol Screening Program

The Public Health Nurse tries to offer cholesterol screenings
throughout the year at the Board of Health office in the Town
Hall. Appointments are needed and a $15.00 fee is required.
These screenings are advertised in the local newspapers, local
cable television and the Town of Chelmsford web page at

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Continued from page 64

www.townofchelmsford.us . A total of 84 screenings were
done in six clinics from October 2007 through September
2008.

Emergency Preparedness

There is ongoing recruitment for the Upper Merrimack Valley
Medical Reserve Corp, a volunteer organization that is tapped
into to obtain volunteers to help out in a disaster situation. A
booth was set up at the 4 th of July festivities with a 72 hour
emergency kit raffled off.

An educational program was held at the Harrington Elementary
school for the 3 rd and 4 th grade students focusing on what to
take with you in an emergency. It was titled "The Scavenger
Hunt Go-Kit". The students were given five minutes to put ten
things into a backpack and then discuss the rationale for each
item and which ones would be the best choice. One hundred
ninety six students and ten teachers received informational
packets to take home.

Promotion of 72° Emergency Kits: Residents were able to pre-
pay to purchase a 72° emergency starter kit. Residents picked
up the kit at an educational session held at the Chelmsford Po-
lice Station. Information was presented about the supplies in
the kit as well as the MRC (Medical Reserve Corp) and its role
in an emergency. A 72° Emergency Kit is on display in the
Board of Health Office.

Health Promotion and Education Programs

• Campaign for a Healthy Heart

• Breast Cancer Awareness

• CPR/AED Certification for Town Employees/ Heart Safe
Committee for the Community

• TB screening and education at CHS due to positive TB case
in a student.

• Fourth Of July Festivities: Health Education Info on Sun
Safety and Diseases of Summer as well as

recruitment for the Medical Reserve Corp.

• BOH Inspection of all Summer Camps for Children per State

requirements.

• Taping with Connie Meade on Life Styles cable show focus-
ing on Tuberculosis disease and the

treatment and handling of the case at CHS.

• Wellness Fair held at CHS in March 08. Planned and coordi-
nated with the health curriculum coordinator and librarian
from CHS. Administered Adacel vaccine to employees. Edu-
cation on stroke awareness, summer diseases, and cough
etiquette. Numerous vendors present.

Communicable Disease Program

The testing of persons exposed to tuberculosis and those persons
whose employment require certification of freedom from disease
is one responsibility of the Public Health Nurse. Twenty-nine
Mantoux (TB) tests were administered to persons as required for
pre-employment, college and also to household contacts of ac-
tive cases in compliance with the Massachusetts Department of
Public Health regulations. Two hundred TB screenings were
performed on two separate dates at CHS for students and staff
who were exposed to an active case of Tuberculosis. Of those
screened five reacted with a positive result and were referred to
the TB clinic in Lowell for follow up. Home visits and tele-
phone calls are made to families of active and some inactive
cases on a periodic basis to insure understanding of the illness
and that adequate medical follow-up is achieved. Medical re-
cords are kept and updated on residents who have a positive
mantoux (TB) test and are receiving medication prophylactically
and being followed radiologically at the Lowell Chest Clinic or
other chest clinics. When necessary, TB testing is done at
places of business if employees are exposed to an active case of
TB.

Communicable Disease Investigation Reports of the
following diseases were completed from

October 2007 through September 2008 for the Massa-
chusetts Department of Public Health:

STATE REQUIRED INVESTIGATIONS ON REPORTED j

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Babebiosis

Influenza

Campylobacter Enteritis

Listeriosis

Chicken Pox

Lyme

Giardia

Pertussis

Group A Strep/Strep Pneumo

Salmonella

Group B Strep

Salmonella Typhi

Hepatitis B

Shiga-Toxin E-Coli

Hepatitis C

Photographs by Don Mijfitt

FY 2008 Annual Report

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Boards & Committees

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Glenn Doherty
Chairman

The 1996 Spring Town Meeting approved an amendment to
their General By-Laws be adding Section 13 to Article VII
entitled Chelmsford Arts and Technology Education Funds
(ATEF) through the combined efforts of Evelyn Thoren and
George Ripsom. The purpose of this fund is to provide supple-
mental funding to support local educational initiatives and pro-
jects. Thanks to your generosity and support the ATEF has
received over $70,000 since its inception in November 1996.
Through investment strategies the committee is currently work-
ing on investment strategies and researching other financial
resources in order to create a lasting fund and insure continued
and consistent awards.

The ATEF has developed a website that makes all our appli-
cations and information available at the Town of Chelmsford
website. Chelmsford is the first town to have a By-Law in
place that specifies the application process, committee make-up
and limitations. The Spring 2008 applications and copies of the
applications along with the By-Law were distributed in January
2008 to each school through hard copy and email. The commit-
tee received completed applications by March 3 1 , 2008.

Teachers and School Councils apply for these funds. Pro-
ject Summary forms are required from current and previous
awardees prior to consideration for any additional future new
projects. Awards were announced at the Board of Selectmen's
Meeting in June 2008. The next applications will be distributed
in January 2009 and the deadline for the next academic year is
March 31, 2009. The concept of using tax check-offs for an
alternative funding source for education was initiated by Ar-
lington's veteran Town Treasurer, John Bilafer, under a Home
Rule Petition many years ago. Since this was accepted, numer-
ous towns in Massachusetts have adopted the statute Chapter
60. Chelmsford became involved in the process of adopting
Chapter 60 through the efforts of Anthony Volpe, a past mem-
ber of the Chelmsford School Committee.

Chelmsford uses a separate tear-off sheet in the excise and
real estate tax bills as the method to elicit voluntary contribu-
tions to enhance the education of Chelmsford Public School
students. The collected money does not become part of the
school budget. The Town Treasurer disperses the funds under
the direction of the ATEF Committee. Information sheets are
available in the Town Offices. The contributions that you give
have and will continue to make a difference in the education of
our children . . . our future taxpayers.

2008
ATEF COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Glenn doherty, Chairman

George Ripsom

Superintendent of Schools, Don yeoman

beverly barrett, secretary

angelo taranto

Evelyn S. Thoren

patricia dzuris

Colleen Stansfield

Kirk Marshall

2008
ATEF GRANT RECIPIENTS

Sheila Kelly

McCarthy Middle School

Video Conferencing Extension

$750.00

Lauren Sullivan & Lisa Thomas-Boyle

Byam School

Six Traits Writing Wonders

$750.00

Jane Blumberg & Cathy Day

Byam School

Materials for literacy Intervention

$750.00

Merrie E. McIvor

Chelmsford High School

Traveling Art Exhibits

$750.00

Center School Council

Center School

Outdoor Nature's Classroom

$750.00

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Boards & Committees

Cynthia McLain
Chairman

The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advi-
sory Committee (BPAC) was
created in June 2008 to work to
improve bicycling and pedestrian
conditions in the Town of
Chelmsford. The committee will
strive to create a comprehensive
view of bicycle and pedestrian
related activities in the town. The
long range goal is to make
Chelmsford more bicycle and
pedestrian friendly for the mutual benefit of users of non-
motorized as well as motorized transportation. The BPAC will
coordinate with other Town boards, departments, and commit-
tees to have existing and planned construction better accommo-
date accessibility, bicycles, and pedestrians. It will also monitor
and advise on the operation, maintenance, and security of exist-
ing bicycle and pedestrian facilities, including roads and open
spaces.

The BPAC thanks the Board of Selectmen and town officials
for creating this committee and for supporting of the goals of
this committee.

Respectfully submitted,

Cynthia McLain, Chairperson

Chelmsford Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee

2008 BPAC MEMBERS

Cynthia McLain (Chairperson)

Thomas E. Gazda (Vice Chairperson)

Randall Peterman (Secretary)

J. Michael Garvin

Alycia Howe

Michael Koziel

Stanley Powers

Michael J. Santos

Philip Stanway

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Cynthia McLain
Liaison

The Notice to Pro-
ceed for construc-
tion of the Bruce
Freeman Rail Trail
was signed on Au-
gust 9, 2007. Con-
struction began in
September 2007 on
the 6.8-mile stretch
of rail bed from the
Lowell-Chelmsford
line to Route 225 in
Westford. During

Above: MHD Commissioner Luisa Paiewonsky,
former representative Carol Cleven, Daphne
Freeman, Beverly Woods and Tom Michelman

the Town's 2008 fiscal year, the contractor cleared vegeta-
tion from the rail bed, removed the rails and ties, demolished
and reconstructed the superstructures of the four bridges, and
excavated and installed curbing in the downtown area behind
Village Square. During the Town's 2009 fiscal year, the
contractor will excavate, grade, and install the binder course
of asphalt on the trail. The contractor is expected to begin
installing railings, fencing, and landscape plantings by sum-
mer 2009. The contract is scheduled to complete in August
2009.

The Town Manager appointed the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
(BFRT) Liaison to assist with the handling of matters related
to construction of the rail trail. The BFRT Liaison is the
point of contact for questions related to the rail trail and co-
ordinates with MassHighway's Resident Engineer, the Town
Manager, and other town and state officials. Some of the
issues handled during the past year include ensuring the pres-
ervation of historic railroad mile markers and whistle posts,
responding to abutter questions and concerns, promoting
preservation of the tree canopy during the clearing operation,
and keeping the residents of Chelmsford informed of the
progress of the rail trail via articles in the Chelmsford Inde-
pendent and the community newsletter.

Thank you to residents, businesses, town officials, and board
and committee members for your support of this project.
Especially, thank you to the abutters for your forbearance
during the construction process.

Respectfully submitted,

Cynthia McLain

Bruce Freeman Rail Trail Liaison

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Boards & Committees

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Eric Salerno
Chairman

The Chelmsford Cultural Council awards grant funds annually
to artists and organizations that help build and contribute to the
vibrant cultural community in Chelmsford. Our Council is
committed to funding a cross section of local artists, educa-
tional projects, and collaborative proposals that bring together
artists, organizations, and local cultural groups in projects that
serve the residents of Chelmsford.

State cultural funding through the MCC provides cultural fund-
ing for 335 local cultural councils with programs in all 35 1
cities and towns in our state. The MCC is the only state arts
agency in the nation that provides both funding and local con-
trol for all its communities. The Council appreciates the sup-
port it has received from the Town of Chelmsford each year,
and submits this report to provide a summary of our perform-
ance and activity.

Grant Activity

In 2008, the Council received $8,400 from the MCC, to which
we added $2,625 of our own funds to support 16 grant applica-
tions with a total of $1 1,025. This was our largest grant alloca-
tion to date. We just received notice that we have received a
10.7% increase in funding from the MCC for 2009 bringing
that amount to $9,300.

In 2008, Chelmsford Cultural Council allocated funding to

support the following grant applications:

Concert of New England Folk Music

Christmas and Winter Concerts by the Chelmsford Community

Band

Hansel and Gretel: An Intergenerational Opera Production

The Battle of Bunker Hill

A Concert of Classical Songs for Children

No Child Left Inside Program

Dance/Concert at the Senior Center

Chelmsford Cultural Council

Town Offices

50 Billerica Road

Chelmsford, MA 01824

ChelmsfordCulturalCouncil.com

Your local chapter of the MCC

massculturalcouncil.org

St Patrick's Day Program by the Chelmsford Council on Aging

Shakespeare: Lunatic, Lover, Poet - Chelmsford Senior Center

Our Stories: Storytelling Workshops for Seniors

Requiem Performance by the Westford Chorus

Three Apples Storytelling Festival and Library Preview

Carmina Burana

Winter and Spring Concerts by the Acton Community Chorus

Poland 2007 - A Public Television Production

Senior Citizen Musical Program

12th Annual Chelmsford Photo Contest In addition to these
culturally rich programs, our council also organized and hosted
its 12th annual Chelmsford Photography Contest held on the
first weekend of February, during WinterFest. The contest,
which included more than 140 entries, drew hundreds of visi-
tors to see the creative works of our town's talented residents.

Entries spanned all subjects and locations spanned the globe.
Entries were taken as far away as China, but a black and white
photograph of architectural details taken in Lowell, MA struck
a chord with the judges and won the professional category.
The five winning photographs in each category were displayed
at the Chelmsford Public Library during the month of March.

Grant Activity Trends:

Number of Grants

■ Grant Applications

■ Grants Funded

35 -
30 •
25
20
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boards & Committees

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The Chelmsford Cultural Council ventures online:
The Council is going through an exciting period as it expands
its membership, community outreach and involvement, which I
think is evident in our increasing number of grant applications
and funding. In 2008, we launched a website and a blog to
help keep residents informed about programs, the grant cycle,
and more.

Website: vvww.chelmsfordculturalcouncil.com

Blog: vvww.chelmsford-cultural-council.blogspot.com

New International Exchange Grant Program:
Earlier this year. Council members were seeking ways to sup-
port international cultural exchanges within our local commu-
nity with a repeatable program. The result is our first annual
International Exchange Grant which was approved by the MCC
and the School Superintendent.

The program offers Chelmsford 6th teachers the opportunity to
receive SI, 000 of locally-raised Council funds to facilitate an
international exchange of cultural knowledge on various levels
between a 6th grade classroom in Chelmsford School District
and another classroom located outside the United States.

Teachers were contacted in early June, and submissions are due
September 12th. We hope to report on a successful program in
our summary next year.

Recruiting and current members:

The Council successfully recruited 5 new members this sum-
mer to help keep our increasing activities running smoothly.
During our August meeting, new members wasted no time in
volunteering to help with leadership roles (see list below). This
year, we decided to involve 2 members with each leadership
role in order to spread responsibility and plan for the inevitable
unavailability of a Council member at a meeting.

Sincerely,

Eric Salerno

Chelmsford Cultural Council

2008 Cultural Council Members

Eric Salerno
Chairman

Karen Mchenry

Lois Alves

Jay lee *
Co-Treasurer, Grant Administrator

Joshua Kidder *
Co-Treasurer, Grant Administrator

Kathy Cryan-Hicks *
Publicist, Display Case Coordinator

Linda-Jean Smith
Secretary

Gina Caires

sean scanlon *

Lydia Mattei *

(* new member, july 2008)

Photographs by Don Miffitt

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Linda Prescott
Chair

During the past year, the Historical Commission has continued
its Sign Project. This project includes creating the historic in-
ventories of structures and sites over 75 years old and placing a
plaque on the structure or site identifying the age and original
owner. These surveys include a site visit, an architec-
tural survey, a footprint map, photos and a deed, tax, vital
statistics and media search. Finished surveys are placed on file
in the Town and the State Archives.

The Commission has placed Red Wing Farm on the National
Register. The Commission continues to work with the Middle-
sex Canal Association National Registration Request and with
the Community Preservation Committee. The Commission is
working with the owner of 1 Academy Street to finalize the
Preservation Restriction required by Town Meeting.

The Commission continues to be very involved
with preservation. We continue to work toward the preserva-
tion of the North Town Hall and the stabilization of headstones
in the Hart Pond and West Chelmsford Cemeteries. The Com-
mission is becoming an information resource for contractors
and citizens as they rehabilitate their homes and places busi-
ness. The Commission continues to administer the Demolition
Delay Bylaw, trying to educate homeowners about their his-
toric homes.

The Historical Commission continues to add inventories to our
data base that is available through the Town's website at
www.townofchelmsford.us along with a copy of the Demoli-
tion Delay By-Law, other articles of interest and links to other
sites of historic interest.

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Kathleen Howe
Chair

Members:

Kathleen Howe, Chairman

Richard Burkinshaw, Vice Chairman

Cynthia Acheson

Jack Handley

Brenda Lovering

Herbert Pitta, Alternate

Dennis Ready, Alternate

Debra Belden, Recording Clerk

The Historic District Commission functions as a regulatory
commission for the benefit of the Town. A small area of the
Town's center section is under the Commission's authority.
The objective of the Historic District Commission is to provide
an expeditious application and review relative to the physical
modifications to the residences and businesses within the Dis-
trict. Regular meetings are held on the first Monday of each
month at the Town Offices.

During fiscal year 2008, the Commission received fifteen (15)
applications for review and fourteen (14) applications were
accepted. Two (2) Public Hearings were held and twelve (12)
public hearings were waived. Nine (9) Certificates of Appro-
priateness and five (5) Certificates of Non-Applicability were
issued.

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Donald Van Dyne
Chairman

The Finance Committee is comprised of seven mem-
bers who are appointed by the Town Moderator to staggered
three-year terms. Primarily the Finance Committee is responsi-
ble for filing a proposed budget and report recommendations to
be incorporated into the Town Managers proposed budget,
acted upon by town meeting.

There are two confirmed Town Meetings each year.
The Spring meeting begins on the last Monday in April and the
Fall meeting begins on the third Monday of October. Prior to
the Spring Town Meeting, the Town Manager presents his pro-
posed budget and capital improvement program for the upcom-
ing fiscal year to the Committee.

Each Committee member acts as a liaison to one or
more town departments and boards. Committee liaisons meet
individually with department heads to review department
budget requests. As individual reviews are completed, full
Committee meetings are scheduled from December through
April to hear, analyze and discuss departmental budgets and
warrant articles. Each department and or independent board is
given the opportunity to present its budget and respond to ques-
tions and concerns raised by Committee members.

Based on its deliberations, the Committee may make a
recommendation on each line item of the budget and each war-
rant article. The Finance Committee also has one or more liai-
sons assigned to all major capital project committees. Project
liaisons are responsible for keeping the Finance Committee
informed about a project's progress and financial status.

Finance Committee (April 2008 election) L-R: Vincent F. Viltano; David F.
Turocy ; Jon H. Kurland; Donald F. VanDyne, Chairman; Mary E. Franz:
& Dwight Haywood. Not pictured. William D. Fulton

Similar to the budget hearings, the Committee also meets with
petitioners, proponents and other interested parties, whether in
support or opposition of proposed warrant articles that are to be
considered at the Spring or Fall Town Meetings. After consid-
eration of each warrant article, the Committee votes on its rec-
ommendation. Should an article have no financial implications
to the Town, the Committee may vote to make no recommenda-
tion on the article.

The Finance Committees report and recommendations are pub-
lished in the Spring and Fall Warrant Book, which are available
to residents and Town Meeting Representatives. Additionally,
the Book contains financial data specific to the Town and other
useful information.

In accordance with the Town Charter, the duty of Town Meeting
Representatives is to keep abreast of town business and review
materials forwarded to them by the Board of Selectmen and
Town Manager. It is expected that town meeting members will
attend meetings of multiple member bodies, attend hearings held
by the Finance Committee and actively prepare for each session
of the town meeting.

The Finance Committee both welcomes and encourages atten-
dance and participation of town meeting members and residents
at any meetings.

Donald Van Dyne, Chairman

Following a Charter change in the Spring of 2007, the
appointing authority of the Personnel Board changed from the
Town Manager to the Board of Selectmen. This five member
advisory committee is made up of four residents and one em-
ployee representative elected by non-union employees. The
Town Manager and Human Resources Director attend the meet-
ings as well. Since its organization in September 2007, the Per-
sonnel Board meets to review the current Personnel Rules and
Regulations, current laws and town practices. It will present its
findings and recommendations to the Board of Selectmen in the
fall of 2008.

PERSONNEL BOARD MEMBERS!

Ellen DiPasquale, Chair

Cheryl Boss

Edward Roux

Deborah Mungovan

Michael Vosnakis. Employee Representative.

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Arts and Technology Education Fund (A)

Members: 9

Average Meetings: 1 per month

Terms Begin: June Length of Term: 3 Years

The committee works to provide supplemental funding to support

educational initiatives and projects that enhance the curriculum

of the Chelmsford Public Schools.

Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (A)

Members: 9

Average Meetings; 1 per month

Terms Begin: June Length of Term: 3 Years

The committee works to improve bicycling and pedestrian condi-
tions; coordinates maintenance, policing, and enhancements to
any bicycle/pedestrian paths. The committee facilitates coordi-
nation of activities that involve or affect non-motorized trans-
portation.

Board of Health (E)

Members: 3

Average Meetings: 1 per month

Term Begins: April Length of Term: 3 Years

The Board works to protect the public health of the residents. It
also has administrative, planning, and policy responsibility for
health functions of the Board of Health Office.

Board of Registrars (A)

Members: 3

Average Meetings: Varies by elections per year

Term Begins: April Length of Term: 3 Years

The Board is in charge of administering the town census, voters '
registration, and elections.

Board of Selectmen (E)

Members: 5

Average Meetings: 2 per month

Term Begins: April Length of Term: 3 Years

The Board is the Town 's body of chief elected officials. The
powers and duties include appointing the Town Manager and
many committees, issuing certain licenses, enforcing special
sections of the by-laws, and regulating the public ways.

Capital Planning Committee (A)

Members: 7

Average Meetings: 1 per month

Term Begins: July Length of Term: 1 Year

The Committee studies proposed capital outlay, declares rules

and regulations, makes investigations, and holds public hearings

as it deems appropriate.

LEGEND

(A) Appointed - Complete an application
form at www.townofchelmsford.us or from
the Town Manager's Office, Town Offices,
50 BlLLERlCA ROAD 978-250-520 1 8:30 AM TO
5:00 PM Monday- Friday

(E) Elected - Obtain election information at
www.townofchelmsford.us or in the Town
Clerk's Office, Town Offices, 50 Billerica
ROAD 978-250-5205 8:30 AM TO 5:00 PM MON-
DAY- Friday

Cemetery Commission (E)

Members: 3

Average Meetings: 6 per year

Term Begins: April Length of Term: 3 Years

The Commission plans, operates, and maintains the six Town
cemeteries as attractive, dignified, and appropriate public bur-
ial grounds.

Commission on Disabilities (A)

Members: 10

Average Meetings: 1 per month

Term Begins: June Length of Term: 3 Years

The Commission works to deal with all disability issues and
provide information, referral, guidance, coordination, and
technical assistance to other public agencies and private per-
sons, organizations, and institutions engaged in activities and
programs intended to eliminate prejudice and discrimination
against persons with disabilities.

Conservation Commission (A)

Members: 7

Average Meetings: 2 per Month

Term Begins: June Length of Term: 3 Years

The commission is responsible for ensuring protection of wet-
lands and acquiring, managing, and maintaining over 750
acres oj conservation and Town Forest Land.

Community action Program Committee (A)

Members: 7

Average Meetings: As Needed

Term Begins: June Length of Term: 1 Year

The Committee solicits and encourages residents to develop
civic projects for the benefit and enjoyment of the citizen 's of
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Cultural Council (A)

Members: 9

Average Meetings: 1 per month

Term Begins: June Length of Term: 2 Years

The Council provides public funding for the arts, humanities,
and interpretive sciences by granting funds to individuals and
organizations in the community. Its duties also include solicit-
ing community input and assessing local cultural needs.

Energy Conservation Committee (A)

Members: 9

Average Meetings: 1 per month

Term Begins: June Length of Term: 3 Years

The Energy Conservation Committee assists with identifying,
designing, and implementing programs and projects for energy
conservation, energy efficiency, and renewable energy genera-
tion. These programs and projects may include all forms of
energy use: electricity, natural gas and heating oil, and trans-
portation fuels.

Finance Committee (A)
Members: 7

Average Meetings: 1 per week (Sep to May)
Term Begins: June
Length of Term: 3 Years

The Committee meets with each Town Department head, con-
siders the merits of the individual budget in terms of the
Town 's total needs and the limits of the total monies available,
and prepares the final budget recommendations for the Annual
Town Meeting.

Historical Commission (A)

Members: 7

Average Meetings: 1 per month

Term Begins: June Length of Term: 3 Years

The Commission works to promote the preservation, promo-
tion, and development of the historical assets of the Town. It
conducts research to identify places of historical value and
actively urges other alternatives before destroying a histori-
cally important building or site.

Historic District Commission (A)

Members: 5

Average Meetings: 1 per month

Term Begins: June Length of Term: 3 Years

The Commission works to preserve and protect the buildings
and places within the Chelmsford Center Historic District.

Housing Authority (E)

Members: 5

Average Meetings: 1 per month

Term Begins: April Length of Term: 5 Years

The Housing Authority works to provide an adequate supply of
low and moderate income housing for Town Residents.

Middlesex Canal Commission (A)

Members: 1

Average Meetings: As Needed
Term Begins: June Length of Term: 2 Years
The Commission works to maintain the Middlesex Canal Heri-
tage Park and to inform, inspire, and draw the public to this
nationally significant landmark.

personnel board (a)

Members: 5

Average Meetings: TBD

Term Begins: June Length of Term: 2 Years

The Personnel Board works in conjunction with the Town

Manager in developing Personnel Rules and Regulations and

the classification and compensation system of the town.

Planning Board (E)

Members: 7

Average Meetings: 2 per month

Term Begins: April Length of Term: 3 Years

The Board is the regulatory agency most responsible for ensur-
ing that development occurs in a manner that is beneficial to
the Town. It enforces several acts and reviews all subdivisions,
site plans, and the creation of lots on existing ways.

Recycling Committee (A)

Members: 9

Average Meetings: 1 per month

Term Begins: July Length of Term: 3 Years

The Committee works to reduce solid waste disposal costs by

decreasing the quantity of solid waste disposed and increasing

the quantity of recyclables collected. The committee also works

to increase the number of recycling participants.

School Committee (E)

Members: 5

Average Meetings: 2 per month

Term Begins: April Length of Term: 3 Years

The Committee has general charge of the public schools of the
Town. The powers include appointing a superintendent and all
other officers and employees of the school, and making rules
and regulations.

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Sewer Commission (E)

Members: 5

Average Meetings: TBD

Term Begins: April Length oe Term: 3 Years
The Commission 's objective is to supervise, manage, and con-
trol the construction of sewer lines in town. It also works to
complete the sewering program that the residents of Chelms-
ford voted for in 1995.

Sign Advisory Committee (A)

Members: 7

Average Meetings: TBD

Term Begins: June Length of Term: 3 Years

The Committee reviews and comments on sign permits and
applications for other special pennits.

Town Celebration Committee/
4th of July Committee (A)

Members: 5

Average Meetings: 1 per month

Term Begins: July Length of Term: 1 Year

The Committee plans and carries out the annual three-day
Fourth of July celebration in Chelmsford.

Town Meeting Representatives (E)

Members: 1 62

Average Meetings: 2 per Year (Spring & Fall)

Town Meetings involve Multiple Sessions &

Special town meetings, as needed

Terms Begin: April Length of Term: 3 Years

The legislative body of the Town is a Representative Town
Meeting consisting of 162 elected representatives from nine
voting precincts. Members participate in the Spring and Fall
Annual Town Meeting and all Special Town Meetings. Mem-
bers also keep abreast of Town business year-round and attend
informational sessions as needed in preparation for all Town
Meeting sessions and votes for all warrant articles.

Water (Chelmsford Center) Commission (D

Members: 3

Average Meetings: TBD

Term Begins: April Length of Term: 3 Years
Tlte Commission oversees the water takers of the Center Dis-
trict and regulates the bylaws as it deems necessary.

Water (North) Commission (E)

Members: 3

Average Meetings: TBD

Term Begins: April Length of Term: 3 Years
The Commission oversees the water takers of North Chelms-
ford and regulates the bylaws as it deems necessary.

Water (East) Commission (E)

Members: 3

Average Meetings: TBD

Term Begins: April Length of Term: 3 Years

The Commission oversees the water takers of East Chelmsford

and regulates the bylaws as it deems necessary.

Zoning Board of Appeals (A)

Members: 5

Average Meetings: 2 per month
Term Begins: June Length of Term: 3 Years
The board hears petitions and applications for variances, spe-
cial permits, comprehensive permits, and several other ap-
peals. The Board also decides, upon appeal, the application of
the zoning, subdivision, sign, and building bylaws.

The Annual Report of the Town of Chelmsford is compiled & designed in the Town Manager's

Office on Behalf of the Board of Selectmen and the citizens of Chelmsford.

Comments, suggestions & photo submissions may be forwarded to:

Town Manager's Office

Attention : Tricia Dzuris

50 Billerica Road, Chelmsford, Massachusetts 1 824
Tele: 978-250-5201 Fax:978-250-5252 Web: www.townofchelmsford.us

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Contacts

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Town Directory

Town departments & Services

accounting. 2505215

Animal Control 2560754

assessors. 25o5220

Appeals, Board of. 250523 1

AUDTTOR 2505215

Building Inspector 2505225

cemeteries. 2505245

Clerk, Town 2505205

communtty development. 250523 1

commumtyebucatkdn 251-5151

Conservation Commission 2505247

Council on Aging /Senior Center 2510533

Emergencies (Police Fire EMS .9-1-1

Engineers, Pubuc Works 2505228

Fire Department. 2505265

FtREPREVENTTON 251-4288

Gas Inspector 2505225

Health Department. 250524 1

HighwayDmsion, Pubuc Works 2505270

housing authortty, chelmsford 2567425

Libraries: Adams (Main) 256552 1

McKay. 25 1 -32 1 2

Municipal FAcnjTTES. 2443379

Permits, Building 2505225

Personnel 2505288

Planning Board 2505231

Plumbing Inspector 250-5225

Pouce Department 256-252 1

Public Buildings 244-3379

Pubuc Works 250-5228

Purchasing 250-5289

Recycung & Solid Waste 25O-5203

Schools, Chelmsford Public 251-5100

Selectmen, Board of 25O-5201

Senior Center 251-0533

Sewer Commission 250-5233

Sewer Operations 250-5297

Tax Collector/Treasurer 250-52 1

Town Clerk & Registrars ..250-5205

Town Engineer 250-5228

Town Manager 25O-520 1

Treasurer/Tax Collector 250-52 1

Veterans' Agent 250-5238

Voter Registration 250-5205

Soud Waste/Recycling 25O-5203

UTILITIES & OTHER USEFUL NUMBERS

CABLE ACCESS/TELEMEDIA 978-251-5143

Cable Television/Comcast 888-6634266

Chelmsford Water Districts

Center District 978-256-238 1

East District 978453-01 21

North District 978-25 1 -393 1

Citizen Information (State) 800-392-6090

Chelmsford Country Club 978-256-1 8 1 8

Chelmsford Forum Rink 978-67O-3700

Fuel Assistance (CTI) 1 -87745 1-1 082

National Grid (Gas) 800-548-8000

National Grid (Electric) 800-322-3223

Trinity EMS, Inc 978441-9999

Post Office (Center) 978-256-2670

Post Office (North) 978-25 1 -3 1 46

registry of motor vehicles 800-858-3926

Russell Disposal 888-870-8882

Verizon (Telephone, Internet). ...800-870-9999

Federal & State Officials

U.S. Sen. John Kerry 6 1 7

U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy 617

U.S. Congress Niki Tsongas 978-

State Senator Susan Fargo 6 1 7-

State Representatives:

Rep. Cory Atkins 6 1 7

(Precincts 1 , 9)

Rep. Thomas A. Golden Jr 6 1 7-

(Precincts 2, 6, 8)

Rep. Geoffrey D. Hall 6 1 7-

(Precincts 3, 5, 7)

Rep. David Nangle 6 1 7-

(Precinct 4)

Websites

Town of Chelmsford Official Website:

www.townofchelmsford.us

Massachusetts State Government:

www.mass.gov

United States Government:

www.firstgov.gov

223-2724
-223-2826
459-O101
722-1572

722-2013

722-2410

722-2575

722-2020

TOWN OF CHELMSFORD

50 Billerica Road
Chelmsford, MA 01824

Phone: (978) 250-5201

Fax: (978) 250-5252